The Wall Street Journal revealed it received a video of local Pennsylvania police officers lashing out at the Secret Service because they told agents days before former President Donald Trump’s rally the roof needed protection.
I mean, when you think everything has come out, we get so much more.
Unfortunately, the outlet didn’t provide the video (emphasis mine):
“I f—ing told them that they needed to post guys f—ing over here…I told them that f—ing Tuesday,” said a Butler Township officer in audio captured on his body-worn camera. “I talked to the Secret Service guys. They’re like, ‘Yeah, no problem. We’re going to post guys over here.’”
In another video, a police officer told others about “a suspicious individual:”
A police officer in one of the videos at one point refers to a suspicious individual who had been lost by authorities. The unidentified officer referred to “a gentleman with a flat face that we were looking for earlier. He was creeping people out.”The officer’s account, broadcast over radio, was captured on one of the body cameras. “He was watching people out in the woods by the water tower. I’m not sure he is the gentleman down or not.”About 10 minutes after the shooting, another officer, arriving at the warehouse, said to a fellow officer, “I thought you guys were on the roof. I thought it was you. I thought it was you.”“No,” came the reply, with an explanation that no officers were on the roof.“What the f—,” the officer replied in frustration. “Why were we not on the roof? Why weren’t we?”
CNN got a video showing the police seeing the shooter for the first time.
Other hoisted one officer to the roof, but he dropped down when he saw the shooter:
Approximately 40 seconds later, Crooks turned back and fired eight shots at Trump, who was hit in the ear. Seconds later, a Secret Service sniper shot and killed Crooks.After the encounter, the officer runs around to another side of the building before running to his police car to retrieve a rifle.“F**king this close bro,” the officer who saw Crooks says to another officer. “Dude, he turned around on me.”One officer asks where the shooter is and the officer, panting, says, “He’s straight up.”“Who’s got eyes on him?” the officer asks. “He was right where you picked me up, bro. He was on that left side.”Over the radio a voice says: “We have two civilians – tending to them,” and later, “I need an ambulance in the back.”This video was released by Butler Township Police Department in response to CNN’s public records request that asked for any body-camera video or dash-camera video involving Butler Township officers or personnel related to the rally and shooting at Butler Farm Show on July 13. The township initially declined to release the content but did after CNN appealed.
Local law enforcement has consistently lashed out at the Secret Service for attempting to place blame on them.
Pennsylvania SWAT said the USSS never held a briefing with them or others before the rally. The members never spoke to them until after the shooting.
“They were in place by Butler County ESU [Emergency Services Unit], which I assume was with the approval of Secret Service. Their assignments that day (were) to be clearly defined and in no uncertain terms,” explained Pat Young, the chief of detectives for Beaver County. “Their areas included the entry control point, the area before and after the magneton monitor and then the area in front of the stage. Those are all within the interior and secure perimeter as defined by the Secret Service. That was their locations … and their priority.”
The local police officers also said the Secret Service refused their offer to use drones.
And yet…Secret Service said it didn’t fly any drones due to connectivity issues.
The Trump shooter flew a drone over the before the rally.
It gets worse every time we get new information.
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