{"id":2316008,"date":"2024-07-30T12:51:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-30T16:51:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/secret-service-agent-warns-of-more-assassination-attempts\/"},"modified":"2024-07-30T12:59:05","modified_gmt":"2024-07-30T16:59:05","slug":"secret-service-agent-warns-of-more-assassination-attempts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/secret-service-agent-warns-of-more-assassination-attempts\/","title":{"rendered":"Secret Service Agent Warns Of More Assassination Attempts"},"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\">16<\/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%2Fsecret-service-agent-warns-of-more-assassination-attempts%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=2316008&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>A whistleblower \u2064from the \u200dSecret Service&#8217;s \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/video-shows-possible-sniper-killed-by-secret-service-counter-snipers-atop-building\/\" title=\"Video Shows Possible Sniper Killed by Secret Service Counter-Snipers Atop Building\">counter-sniper<\/a> unit has raised serious concerns \u200dabout security \u2064failures \u2064following an assassination attempt \u200don \u200bformer President Donald Trump during a rally in \u2064Pennsylvania. In an email sent to the Secret \u2064Service&#8217;s Uniformed Division, the counter-sniper warned that another assassination attempt could\u2062 occur soon unless there\u2062 are changes in how the agency operates.\u200b He criticized high-level supervisors for their negligence and stated that the operatives\u2063 at the rally had been left &#8220;with their\u2063 hands\u200b tied,&#8221; leading to inadequate protection for\u2063 Trump \u200cand the tragic death of \u200da bystander.<\/p>\n<p>The whistleblower revealed that he had previously \u200dattempted to express his \u200bconcerns\u200b about security lapses to superiors, only \u200dto be ignored. He demands accountability, \u2064specifically calling for\u2064 the dismissal of five high-level\u2063 supervisors, one of whom is believed to be former Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle.<\/p>\n<p>Reports indicate\u200d that Trump&#8217;s security team had requested <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/psaki-congressional-budget-office-score-on-biden-agenda-a-fake-score-on-bill-that-doesnt-exist\/\" title=\"Psaki: Congressional Budget Office Score On Biden Agenda A \u2018Fake Score\u2019 On \u2018Bill That Doesn\u2019t Exist\u2019\">increased resources<\/a>\u200b leading up to the rally\u2064 but were denied by the Department of Homeland\u2063 Security. Evidence also surfaced showing that the shooter had surveilled the\u200d rally site\u2064 beforehand, \u2063highlighting significant\u2063 gaps\u2064 in the protective measures in \u200dplace.<\/p>\n<p>In response to the backlash, the\u2063 Secret Service has been critiqued\u200d for a lack of \u200ccommunication with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-trump-pledges-orderly-transition-of-power\/\" title=\"President Trump pledges orderly transition of power\">local law enforcement<\/a> and\u200c for not stationing snipers \u2064in strategic \u2062locations to prevent the attack. The situation \u2062raises alarming questions \u200cabout the\u200b agency&#8217;s \u2063ability\u200d to safeguard high-profile leaders \u200ceffectively.  <\/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<div>\n<p>A Secret Service counter-sniper warned in an email there would be another assassination attempt, citing the agency&rsquo;s inability to protect leaders after a shooter wounded former President Donald Trump, two of his supporters, and killed another at a rally.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We all SHOULD expect another [assassination] attempt to happen before November,&rdquo; the counter-sniper wrote in the <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/susancrabtree\/status\/1818291679469965647\/photo\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">email<\/a> obtained by RealClearPolitics and posted to X. &ldquo;This agency NEEDS to change, if not now, WHEN? The NEXT assassination attempt in 30 days?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><span><\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#128680;&#128680;&#128680; EXCLUSIVE: A Secret Service counter sniper sent an email Monday night to the entire Uniformed Division (not agents) saying he will not stop speaking out until &#8220;5 high-level supervisors (1 down) are either fired or removed from their current positions.&#8221; The counter sniper&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0dg99EESQk\">pic.twitter.com\/0dg99EESQk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Susan Crabtree (@susancrabtree) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/susancrabtree\/status\/1818291679469965647?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 30, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span> <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<div>\n<p>The counter-sniper emailed the entire Secret Service Uniformed Division Monday night, saying the operators assigned to Trump&rsquo;s fatal <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/07\/13\/trump-wounded-after-gunshots-ring-out-at-pa-rally-defiantly-pumps-fist-after-apparent-assassination-attempt\/#:~:text=During%20former%20President%20Trump's%20rally,shooter%2C%20who%20is%20now%20deceased.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">rally<\/a> in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13 did their jobs &ldquo;with their hands tied&rdquo; and that Secret Service supervisors &ldquo;knew better.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The foot soldiers working, made the best of a BAD situation that resulted in a civilian death and a near miss of the protectee and our Technician shooting and killing the suspect,&rdquo; the counter-sniper wrote. &ldquo;Our responsibility, our MISSION, is not about protecting an EMPTY White House located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. It&rsquo;s about preventing and stopping another JFK style assassination, in whatever city that may be. Sadly, we have fallen short for YEARS.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The whistleblower said he relayed these concerns to training officials and the captain of the Secret Service&rsquo;s counter-sniper unit, &ldquo;only to be brushed off as if those with less experience somehow knew more than me.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The counter-sniper said he would not stop speaking out until five &ldquo;high level supervisors (1 down)&rdquo;&mdash; apparently <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/07\/23\/secret-service-director-kimberly-cheatle-resigns-in-disgrace-more-than-a-week-after-attempt-on-trumps-life\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">referencing<\/a> former Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle &mdash; are &ldquo;fired or removed from their current positions.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Secret Service quickly <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/susancrabtree\/status\/1818291679469965647\/photo\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">deleted<\/a> the email, according to RealClearPolitics.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Security Failures<\/h2>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s security team had been <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/07\/13\/democrats-started-trying-to-strip-trumps-secret-service-protection-just-months-before-shooting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">asking<\/a> for increased resources for weeks before the rally, but the Department of Homeland Security rejected these requests. Secret Service Spokesman Anthony Guglielmi <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SecretSvcSpox\/status\/1812451649387933912\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">denied<\/a> this, even though The Washington Post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/nation\/2024\/07\/20\/trump-secret-service-security-attempted-assassination\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">confirmed<\/a> DHS&rsquo;s rejection a week after it was reported by The Federalist.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Secret Service briefed &ldquo;stakeholders,&rdquo; including FBI staff, on July 8 to discuss covering the Butler Trump rally, a nearby Jill Biden event, and a North Atlantic Treaty Organization meeting, according to a July 18 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JudiciaryGOP\/status\/1813997424362606762\/photo\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">letter<\/a> from the House Judiciary Committee to FBI Director Christopher Wray. Earlier, Guglielmi had <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SecretSvcSpox\/status\/1812676305860645158\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">claimed<\/a> no &ldquo;resources were diverted&rdquo; from Trump.<\/p>\n<p>The shooter flew a drone over the rally grounds just hours before Trump&rsquo;s speech, The Wall Street Journal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/politics\/national-security\/trump-gunman-flew-drone-over-rally-site-hours-before-attempted-assassination-2d0e2e1a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reported<\/a>. He also <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/07\/19\/report-trump-rally-assassin-hid-gun-on-site-before-the-event\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">hid<\/a> his gun at the location beforehand.<\/p>\n<p>Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.grassley.senate.gov\/news\/news-releases\/icymi-grassley-oversight-unveils-most-detailed-picture-yet-of-trump-assassination-attempt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">published<\/a> a bevy of documents on Monday showing gaps in security at the rally.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Butler County Emergency Service Unit held a briefing with local law enforcement at 9 a.m. that day, which the Secret Service <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/US\/local-swat-team-blames-trump-assassination-attempt-lack\/story?id=112352324#:~:text=Team%20members%20said%20that%20the%20day%20of%20the%20rally%2C%20they%20had%20no%20contact%20with%20the%20agents%20on%20Trump%27s%20Secret%20Service%20detail.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">did not<\/a> attend.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>When a Beaver County sniper finished his shift and left the building the shooter would use, he noticed the suspect at a picnic table and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.grassley.senate.gov\/imo\/media\/doc\/beaver_and_butler_county_snipers_assigned_to_agr_building_id_gunman_as_suspicious_person_redacted.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">alerted<\/a> other officers in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/orthodox-jews-slam-new-amazon-prime-regulations\/\" title=\"Orthodox Jews Slam New Amazon Prime Regulations\">group chat<\/a> at 4:26 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Someone followed our lead and snuck in and parked by our cars,&rdquo; he texted. &ldquo;He knows you guys are up there.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>At 5:38 p.m., a Beaver County sniper sent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.grassley.senate.gov\/imo\/media\/doc\/beaver_butler_and_washington_county_sniper_group_text_photos_of_crooks_redacted.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">photos<\/a> of the shooter to the group, noting he had a &ldquo;range finder&rdquo; and was looking toward the stage. Minutes later, a Beaver County sniper sent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.grassley.senate.gov\/imo\/media\/doc\/beaver_county_esu_officers_group_text_photos_of_crooks_redacted.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">photos<\/a> of the suspect to the Beaver County Emergency Services Unit group chat. Officers recommended notifying command.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Snipers were not stationed on the shooter&rsquo;s roof, Cheatle claimed, because it was &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/07\/16\/secret-service-director-we-didnt-put-snipers-on-the-roof-because-it-was-kind-of-sloped\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">sloped<\/a>.&rdquo; But it was <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/07\/17\/any-roofer-worth-his-salt-knows-secret-services-sloped-roof-excuse-is-nonsense\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">nearly flat<\/a>, and other counter-snipers at the rally were stationed on another roof with a more significant slope.<\/p>\n<p>Officials left a <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/07\/16\/bidens-team-deliberately-kneecapped-trumps-security-to-allow-an-assassination-attempt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">clear<\/a> line of sight from the shooter&rsquo;s rooftop to Trump. Meanwhile, three counter-snipers were <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/07\/16\/report-three-counter-snipers-were-in-building-trump-shooter-used-took-photos-of-him\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">stationed<\/a> inside &mdash; but not on &mdash; the building. Local police reportedly <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/07\/17\/local-police-told-secret-service-they-didnt-have-manpower-to-secure-building-used-by-trumps-would-be-assassin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">told<\/a> the Secret Service before the rally they did not have enough &ldquo;manpower&rdquo; to secure the building from which the shooter fired.<\/p>\n<p>Secret Service agents <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/US\/trump-assassination-attempt-investigation-continues-new-details\/story?id=112020474\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">spotted<\/a> the shooter 20 minutes before violence broke out, according to ABC News. But Trump continued speaking uninterrupted.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Then shots broke out, grazing the side of the former president&rsquo;s head. Trump ducked and Secret Service agents <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CollinRugg\/status\/1813684681923281094\/video\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">dove<\/a> on top of him.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>They <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news.com.au\/world\/north-america\/shooting-at-trump-rally-in-pennsylvania\/video\/4bf8228ebfe28a3a921393bb2b0cc1cb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ushered<\/a> Trump to his vehicle, leaving his head unprotected. Meanwhile, one female agent fumbled with her holster, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CollinRugg\/status\/1813684681923281094\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">another<\/a> seemed to stumble back and forth, and another dropped her sunglasses and put them back on.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Some of us take our job and responsibility seriously, DEADLY serious,&rdquo; the counter-sniper and whistleblower wrote in his <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/susancrabtree\/status\/1818291679469965647\/photo\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">email<\/a>. &ldquo;WE failed. Not because of commitment or sense of dedication. But because our SUPERVISORS (aka leadership) knew better and thought our concerns were less than important.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>      Logan Washburn is a staff writer covering election integrity. He graduated from Hillsdale College, served as Christopher Rufo&#8217;s editorial assistant, and has bylines in The Wall Street Journal, The Tennessean, and The Daily Caller. Logan is originally from Central Oregon but now lives in rural Michigan.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Secret Service counter-sniper issued a warning in an email, predicting another assassination attempt due to the agency&#8217;s failure to adequately protect leaders. This concern arose after a shooter injured former President Donald Trump and two of his supporters, while also killing one person at a rally. The counter-sniper stated, \u201cWe should all anticipate another [assassination] attempt before November.\u201d He emphasized the need for change within the agency, questioning when it would happen if not now. <\/p>\n<p>In an email sent to the entire Uniformed Division of the Secret Service on Monday night, he expressed frustration over how operators at Trump\u2019s rally in Butler, Pennsylvania on July 13 were constrained in their actions and criticized supervisors for their lack of awareness. He noted that those on the ground did their best under difficult circumstances that led to civilian casualties and a close call with Trump\u2019s safety.<\/p>\n<p>The whistleblower indicated he had previously raised these issues with training officials and leadership but felt dismissed due to his lesser experience compared to others. He vowed not to stop speaking out until five high-ranking supervisors\u2014one already removed\u2014were either fired or reassigned.<\/p>\n<p>The Secret Service reportedly deleted this email shortly after it was sent.<\/p>\n<p>Concerns about security failures were highlighted as Trump&#8217;s team had requested additional resources leading up to the rally; however, these requests were denied by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Despite claims from Secret Service spokesman Anthony Guglielmi denying any resource diversion from Trump\u2019s events, documents released by Republican Senator Chuck Grassley revealed significant security gaps during the rally.<\/p>\n<p>On that day, local law enforcement held a briefing without Secret Service attendance. A sniper from Beaver County noticed suspicious activity near where the shooter later fired upon Trump but was unable to prevent violence despite having spotted him beforehand.<\/p>\n<p>When shots rang out during Trump&#8217;s speech\u2014grazing his head\u2014Secret Service agents struggled with their response as they attempted to protect him while leaving him vulnerable momentarily. The counter-sniper concluded his email by expressing disappointment in leadership for failing their duty despite dedicated efforts from those on the ground<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":507,"featured_media":2316009,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Trump.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[546],"tags":[6286,34163,3646],"class_list":["post-2316008","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-federalist","tag-assassination","tag-secret-service","tag-security"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Trump.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2316008","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\/507"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2316008"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2316008\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2316009"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2316008"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2316008"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2316008"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}