{"id":2307519,"date":"2024-07-24T16:32:57","date_gmt":"2024-07-24T20:32:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/whistleblower-tells-senator-why-law-enforcement-abandoned-post-before-trump-shooting\/"},"modified":"2024-07-24T16:35:51","modified_gmt":"2024-07-24T20:35:51","slug":"whistleblower-tells-senator-why-law-enforcement-abandoned-post-before-trump-shooting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/whistleblower-tells-senator-why-law-enforcement-abandoned-post-before-trump-shooting\/","title":{"rendered":"Whistleblower Tells Senator Why Law Enforcement Abandoned Post Before Trump Shooting"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwhistleblower-tells-senator-why-law-enforcement-abandoned-post-before-trump-shooting%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2307519&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>He president of the United\u2064 States,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<p>The information provided by the whistleblower contradicts previous claims made by Cheatle\u200c during her testimony. The \u200crevelations have raised questions about \u200cthe\u2063 security protocols\u200b in place\u200c during the \u2063rally and the decisions\u200b made by law enforcement that day.<\/p>\n<p>Hawley has called for further \u2064investigation into the matter to determine why the security protocols were not followed as planned and how they\u2062 may have \u200dcontributed to the events \u200bthat unfolded. He has also expressed his concern over the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/congressman-sounds-the-alarm-after-17-chinese-nationals-are-arrested-in-his-southern-district\/\" title=\"Congressman raises concerns following arrest of 17 Chinese nationals in his district.\">potential security\u2064 risks posed<\/a> by such lapses in protocol.<\/p>\n<p>the whistleblower&#8217;s testimony has shed new light on the security failures\u2064 that occurred during the rally and the need for accountability and reassessment of security measures in similar events in the future.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section>\n<p>Gnawing away at the official version of events as told by former Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle, Republican Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri said the rooftop used by Thomas Matthew Crooks to shoot former President Donald Trump was left unguarded despite plans to have officers stationed there.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">&ldquo;Whistleblowers tell me <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/update-washington-d-c-mayor-muriel-bowser-was-warned-but-refused-any-additional-help-before-january-6th-vote-on-stolen-election\/\" title=\"UPDATE: Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser Was Warned but Refused Any Additional Help Before January 6th Vote on Stolen Election\">law enforcement personnel<\/a> were in fact STATIONED to the roof the day of the Trump rally, but abandoned it, citing the heat,&rdquo; Hawley <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/HawleyMO\/status\/1815497407293010180\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted on X<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawley.senate.gov\/new-whistleblower-allegations-hawley-reveals-law-enforcement-supposed-to-cover-roof-at-butler-pa-trump-rally\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">letter<\/a> to Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, Hawley said a whistleblower has come to him with a tale of neglect of duty concerning the roof of the American Glass Research building.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Contrary to Director Cheatle&rsquo;s public statements about the &lsquo;safety&rsquo; of the sloped roof of American Glass Research Building 6, one whistleblower with direct knowledge of Secret Service planning for the event alleges that there was supposed to be a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tim-tebow-at-march-for-life-i-now-get-to-share-my-story-because-my-mom-gave-me-a-chance\/\" title=\"Tim Tebow At March For Life: \u2018I Now Get To Share My Story\u2019 Because \u2018My Mom Gave Me A Chance\u2019\">law enforcement presence<\/a> on the roof that day,&rdquo; Hawley wrote.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">NEW &ndash; Whistleblowers tell me law enforcement personnel were in fact STATIONED to the roof the day of the Trump rally, but abandoned it, citing the heat. They also say law enforcement were supposed to be patrolling the building, but opted to stay inside instead <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aIVNSPHUF6\">pic.twitter.com\/aIVNSPHUF6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Josh Hawley (@HawleyMO) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HawleyMO\/status\/1815497407293010180?\">July 22, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>  On Monday, Cheatle told a House panel that despite her claims during an ABC interview the Secret Service does not have a written policy for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/breaking-massive-lie-sloped-roof-exposed-hearing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sloped roofs<\/a>. Her previous claim that the slope of the roof led to a decision not to post anyone on it despite its proximity and line of sight to the stage where Trump would speak was proved false.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In fact, the whistleblower alleges that at least one individual was specifically assigned to the roof for the duration of the rally, but this person abandoned his or her post due to the hot weather,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/josh-hawley-recounts-crazy-encounter-fbi-visited-trump-shooting-scene\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hawley<\/a> wrote.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The whistleblower further alleges that concerns over the heat prompted law enforcement to forego patrolling Building 6 and instead to station security personnel inside the building,&rdquo; Hawley wrote.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This comes from a whistleblower with direct knowledge of the Secret Service plan and setup that day,&rdquo; Hawley said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/whistleblower-reveals-why-trump-rally-officer-assigned-shooters-perch-moved\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And what this whistleblower tells my office is that there was at least one law enforcement person assigned to the roof itself. In other words, the plan called for a law enforcement individual to be on the roof at all times during the rally,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And that did not happen. And what the whistleblower tells me is the law enforcement individual who was assigned to that roof abandoned it,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Hawley said, he was told by a whistleblower that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trumps-security-detail-rally-not-secret-service-dhs-assigned-unprepared-inexperienced-people-sen-hawley\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">police<\/a> were supposed to patrol the exterior of the building &ldquo;to make sure that somebody couldn&rsquo;t just jump up&rdquo; to the roof using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/liheap-payments-applications-for-free-assistance-with-utility-bill-payments-are-still-open-in-these-states\/\" title=\"Free utility bill assistance applications still open in select states for LIHEAP payments.\">window air conditioning units<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;All of these whistleblowers who&rsquo;ve now come forward to my office, saying things like: law enforcement was assigned to be on the roof, and they weren&rsquo;t. They were assigned to be patrolling the perimeter of that building, and they weren&rsquo;t. They were supposed to be communicating over a common radio frequency, and they weren&rsquo;t,&rdquo; Hawley said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I have to say, none of that surprises me because it is just astounding with those kind of failures and errors that this 20-year-old was able to get up on in plain view of everybody onto that low-slung roof and take multiple shots at the president,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There&rsquo;s a lot of effort on the part of both Secret Service, on the one hand, and DHS, on the other hand, and then also state and local law enforcement to push the responsibility off onto each other. So this is just why we need to get these facts into the open,&rdquo; Hawley said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We need to have real and substantive hearings, not like the one [on Monday] where the former Secret Service director wouldn&rsquo;t even respond to questions. What a farce that was,&rdquo; Hawley said.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, Col. Christopher Paris, commissioner of the Pennsylvania State Police, <a href=\"https:\/\/homeland.house.gov\/2024\/07\/24\/homeland-republicans-hear-testimony-from-law-enforcement-officials-on-security-failures-leading-to-assassination-attempt-against-president-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told a House panel<\/a> that two officers of the Butler township police Emergency Services Unit were on the second floor of the building.<\/p>\n<p>During his testimony, he said the two officers stationed there left their assigned observation post once an alert for a suspicious person was declared.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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The information provided by the whistleblower contradicts previous claims made by Cheatle\u200c during her testimony. The \u200crevelations have raised questions about \u200cthe\u2063 security protocols\u200b in place\u200c during the \u2063rally and the decisions\u200b made by law enforcement that day. Hawley has called for further \u2064investigation into the matter &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2307520,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Crooks-Roof.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[16097,36063,4012,34989,14057],"class_list":["post-2307519","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-law-enforcement","tag-abandoned-post","tag-senator","tag-trump-shooting","tag-whistleblower"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Crooks-Roof.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2307519","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2307519"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2307519\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2307520"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2307519"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2307519"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2307519"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}