{"id":2309608,"date":"2024-07-26T13:57:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-26T17:57:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2309608"},"modified":"2024-07-26T14:03:14","modified_gmt":"2024-07-26T18:03:14","slug":"new-report-details-why-fully-equipped-sniper-nest-was-emptied-just-before-trump-shooting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-report-details-why-fully-equipped-sniper-nest-was-emptied-just-before-trump-shooting\/","title":{"rendered":"New Report Details Why Fully Equipped Sniper Nest Was Emptied Just 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\">28<\/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%2Fnew-report-details-why-fully-equipped-sniper-nest-was-emptied-just-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=2309608&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>The summary revolves around the assassination\u2064 attempt on former\u200d President Donald Trump during a rally\u200d in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13. Thomas Matthew\u200d Crooks\u200d allegedly used a roof with a clear sightline to target Trump, injuring him \u200cand others while killing one person. Conservative commentator Benny Johnson discussed\u200c a \u2063purported security failure\u200d that allowed Crooks to act unchallenged. He indicated that a \u200bsniper \u2064team stationed nearby was partially compromised; one member left the position to investigate Crooks\u200b and\u2064 left only one sniper on watch, who then also left to \u200dassist the first officer. This left the \u2064area unguarded just before the shooting occurred. Even though\u200d some accounts and\u200d testimony from law enforcement suggested that \u2063officers should \u200dhave been able to monitor Crooks closely, no effective \u200baction was taken to prevent the attack. \u200bThe \u2064incident raises questions about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-launches-program-to-label-cybersecurity-risks-of-smart-devices\/\" title=\"White House introduces program to identify cybersecurity risks in smart devices.\">security\u2062 measures<\/a> and protocols in\u200b place during the\u2064 event.  <\/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>Amid the fog of excuses over how Thomas Matthew Crooks was able to gain access to a roof with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/empty-house-when-speechmaking-and-legislating-become-performative-not-much-happens\/\" title=\"Empty House: Little action when politics is just for show\">clear sight line<\/a> to former President Donald Trump, a new explanation has emerged.<\/p>\n<p>Crooks used the roof as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/roofers-debunk-secret-services-sloped-roof-excuse\/\" title=\"Roofers debunk Secret Service&#039;s &#039;sloped&#039; roof excuse\">sniper&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s position to wound Trump and two other people while killing one person at a July 13 rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n<p>Conservative pundit Benny Johnson, who is among the many people to look over the grounds where the assassination attempt took place, said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/bennyjohnson\/status\/1816818248727306406\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">post on X<\/a> that what he called a &ldquo;first-class source of highest credentials&rdquo; offered him a different scenario of events to explain why a position on the second floor of a building overlooking the roof Crooks used was vacant, giving Crooks his opportunity.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The snipers in this location should have *easily* been able to engage Crooks before he ever came close to scope site of Trump. Yet, Crooks was able to fire that day without anyone engaging from this position. Why? That answer is total and complete incompetence from Secret Service,&rdquo; Johnson wrote.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There was a three man SWAT sniper team located in this position. One member of the team went home early &mdash; not sure how this was allowed but it happened. The remaining two snipers positioned in this room were notified that a suspicious individual [Crooks] was lurking outside the building,&rdquo; he continued.<\/p>\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>&ldquo;One team member left his position to investigate, leaving just one sniper with overwatch of the roof. The investigating team member found nothing and in the process of returning to his position realized he had forgotten his access card into the building,&rdquo; Johnson posted.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#128680;SCOOP: The REAL Reason Trump&rsquo;s Assassin was not Eliminated on the Rooftop before Firing on Trump<\/p>\n<p>This Information comes from a first-hand source of highest credentials.<\/p>\n<p>The attached video is a view from the second story window of the AGR building in Butler, Pennsylvania. The&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hKSahQRVBA\">pic.twitter.com\/hKSahQRVBA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bennyjohnson\/status\/1816818248727306406?\">July 26, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The last remaining sniper with overwatch LEFT [!!!] the position to retrieve his team member locked outside. Crooks crawled across the roof and fired on Trump while this fully-equipped sniper nest with a perfect view of Crooks assassin position was left completely UNMANNED,&rdquo; he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>With some differing details, the account has similarities to what Pennsylvania State Police Commissioner Christopher Paris testified before the House Homeland Security Committee, according to its <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\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>When asked if <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-brass-urging-members-to-reject-jan-6-commission\/\" title=\"GOP brass urging members to reject Jan. 6 commission\">officers stationed<\/a> where they could <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/secret-service-tells-trump-change-rally-plans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">see the roof<\/a> left their post, he said, &ldquo;That is my understanding.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I was told that at a certain point, they began searching along with other local officers. In the immediacy before&ndash;&ndash;after Crooks had been identified as suspicious,&rdquo; he said, speaking of what officers from Butler Emergency Services Unit were doing in the moments before the shooting.<\/p>\n<p>Butler County District Attorney Richard Goldinger said only <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/secret-service-repeatedly-rejected-offer-couldve-helped-thwart-trump-rally-shooter-whistleblower\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">one officer<\/a> left, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/07\/23\/politics\/pennsylvania-state-police-commissioner-reveals-stunning-info-about-trump-shooting\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/clz0b6bck00063b6kvhib77pn@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\" data-analytics-observe=\"off\">&ldquo;Both ESU officers moved within the building, attempting to keep eyes on Crooks,&rdquo; Goldinger said in a statement. &ldquo;One of the officers observed Crooks sitting on a picnic table at the front of the building from his location on the second floor of the building. Crooks then ran off, carrying a backpack.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/clz0b6bck00073b6koofs4olw@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\" data-analytics-observe=\"off\">&ldquo;At this point, that officer ran out of the building attempting to keep eyes on Crooks until other law enforcement arrived. The other officer remained in the building, on the second floor,&rdquo; Goldinger said. &ldquo;The officer who ran out of the building could not locate Crooks, and he returned to the building. Both officers then <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-newest-political-crush-is-privileged-harvard-grad-who-pointed-gun-at-unarmed-black-man\/\" title=\"Democrats\u2019 Newest Political Crush Is \u2018Privileged\u2019 Harvard Grad Who Pointed Gun at Unarmed Black Man\">heard shots fired<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/clz0b6bck00083b6khvltmh12@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\" data-analytics-observe=\"off\">Although video shown by Johnson indicated the room where officers were placed had a clear view of the roof, Goldinger noted &ldquo;neither officer could see Crooks on the other building due to the visual angle they had from their location to Crooks&rsquo; location.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/clz0gvrjf00003b5wutu98cp0@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\" data-analytics-observe=\"off\">&nbsp;As to whether one individual left, 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, Republican Sen.Josh Hawley of Missouri advanced a similar claim, again with different details.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/josh-hawley-recounts-crazy-encounter-fbi-visited-trump-shooting-scene\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hawley<\/a> said a whistleblower &ldquo;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;<\/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( ! ( opts[inputs[i]]=document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"' + inputs[i] + '\"]' ).value ) ) { \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction .required-message' ).style.display='block'; \t\t\t\t\t\treturn; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tdocument.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction input[type=\"submit\"]' ).style.display='none'; \t\t\t\t\tdocument.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction .firefly-sc-submitting-img' ).src=firefly_loading_gif_url; \t\t\t\t\tdocument.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction .firefly-sc-submitting-img' ).style.display='inline-block';  \t\t\t\t\tconsole.log( 'ma subbing' );  \t\t\t\t\tif( firefly_post_id ) opts['post_id']=firefly_post_id;  \t\t\t\t\t\/* Send the data using post with element id name and name2*\/ \t\t\t\t\tvar posting=jQuery.post( firefly_ajax_url, opts );  \t\t\t\t\t\/* Alerts the results *\/ \t\t\t\t\tposting.done( function( response ) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif( response.success ) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log( response.data ); \t\t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction .firefly-sc-submitting-img' ).style.display='none'; \t\t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction .firefly-sc-confirm' ).style.display='block';  \t\t\t\t\t\t\tdataLayer.push( { 'event': 'submit-correction' } ); \t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<style> \t\t\t \t\t\t.insticator-unit.type-commenting{margin: 0 10px 25px 10px}@media screen and (max-width:1060px){#div-insticator-ad-cmt-1, #div-insticator-ad-cmt-2, #div-insticator-ad-cmt-3, #div-insticator-ad-cmt-4{margin: 0 auto 25px auto !important;}}#div-insticator-ad-cmt-1, #div-insticator-ad-cmt-2, #div-insticator-ad-cmt-3, #div-insticator-ad-cmt-4{height: 280px !important; width: 336px !important} \t\t<\/style>\n<div class=\"insticator-unit type-commenting\">\n<div class=\"insticator-ads\">   <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\t\t\tif ( ! getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\t\t\tInsticator.ad.loadAd(\"div-insticator-ad-cmt-1\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tInsticator.ad.loadAd(\"div-insticator-ad-cmt-2\"); \t\t\t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"div-insticator-ad-cmt-1\").remove() \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"div-insticator-ad-cmt-2\").remove() \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t<\/script> <\/div>\n<div class=\"insticator-ads additional\">   <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\t\t\tif ( ! getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\t\t\tInsticator.ad.loadAd(\"div-insticator-ad-cmt-3\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tInsticator.ad.loadAd(\"div-insticator-ad-cmt-4\"); \t\t\t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"div-insticator-ad-cmt-3\").remove() \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"div-insticator-ad-cmt-4\").remove() \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t<\/script> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Amid the confusion surrounding how Thomas Matthew Crooks managed to access a rooftop with a direct view of former President Donald Trump, a new account has surfaced. Crooks utilized the roof as a sniper&#8217;s perch to injure Trump and two others, resulting in one fatality during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13. Conservative commentator Benny Johnson, who has examined the site of the assassination attempt, shared on X that a highly credible source provided him with an alternative explanation for the absence of personnel on the second floor of a nearby building, which allowed Crooks the opportunity to act. Johnson stated, &#8220;The snipers in this location should have *easily* been able to engage Crooks before he ever came close to targeting Trump. Yet, Crooks was able to fire that day without anyone intervening from this position. The reason? Complete incompetence from the Secret Service.&#8221; He explained that a three-man SWAT sniper team was stationed there, but one member left early, which he found questionable. The remaining two snipers were alerted to a suspicious individual (Crooks) outside the building. <\/p>\n<p>Johnson continued, &#8220;One team member left his post to investigate, leaving just one sniper monitoring the roof. The investigating officer found nothing and, while returning, realized he had forgotten his access card.&#8221; He added, &#8220;The last remaining sniper with oversight LEFT [!!!] the position to retrieve his teammate who was locked out. Crooks crawled across the roof and fired at Trump while this fully-equipped sniper nest with a perfect view of Crooks&#8217; position was left completely UNMANNED.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>This account shares some similarities with the testimony of Pennsylvania State Police Commissioner Christopher Paris before the House Homeland Security Committee, where he indicated that officers stationed to observe the roof had left their posts. He mentioned that they began searching with local officers just before Crooks was identified as suspicious. However, Butler County District Attorney Richard Goldinger stated that only one officer left, and both Emergency Services Unit officers attempted to keep an eye on Crooks. One officer saw Crooks sitting at a picnic table before he fled with a backpack. The officer who pursued him lost sight of Crooks and returned to the building, where both officers then heard gunfire. Although Johnson&#8217;s video showed that the officers had a clear view of the roof, Goldinger noted that neither officer could see Crooks due to the angle from their position. <\/p>\n<p>Republican Senator Josh Hawley of Missouri also raised similar concerns in a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, claiming that a whistleblower alleged that at least one individual assigned to monitor the roof left their post due to the heat<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2309618,"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\/butler-shooter.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[36367,36366,34989],"class_list":["post-2309608","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-security-report","tag-sniper-nest","tag-trump-shooting"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/butler-shooter.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2309608","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=2309608"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2309608\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2309618"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2309608"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2309608"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2309608"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}