{"id":2316260,"date":"2024-07-30T19:04:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-30T23:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-senators-call-for-more-secret-service-whistleblowers-after-assassination-attempt-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-30T19:07:42","modified_gmt":"2024-07-30T23:07:42","slug":"gop-senators-call-for-more-secret-service-whistleblowers-after-assassination-attempt-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-senators-call-for-more-secret-service-whistleblowers-after-assassination-attempt-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"GOP senators call for more Secret Service whistleblowers after assassination attempt &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><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%2Fgop-senators-call-for-more-secret-service-whistleblowers-after-assassination-attempt-washington-examiner%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=2316260&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>Senate Republicans are calling for \u200dmore whistleblowers from the Secret Service to come forward regarding concerns about the \u2062agency, particularly following an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/if-democrats-criminalize-opposition-and-cripple-the-court-democracy-is-dead\/\" title=\"Democracy dies if Democrats criminalize opposition and weaken the court.\">assassination\u2064 attempt<\/a> on former President Donald Trump on July 13 that left one person dead and two others seriously injured. Senators Ron Johnson, Ted \u2063Cruz, and Marsha Blackburn held a press conference urging current agents to \u2063report\u2062 issues directly to Congress, as some have\u2062 already done\u200d anonymously, providing crucial information\u2062 about the incident. <\/p>\n<p>During a \u200cSenate hearing where acting Secret Service \u200bDirector Ronald Rowe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-live-facebook-and-twitter-ceos-testify-before-senate-judiciary-committee\/\" title=\"Watch Live: Facebook and Twitter CEOs Testify Before Senate Judiciary Committee\">testified<\/a> alongside FBI Deputy Director Paul Abbate,\u200d Johnson emphasized the need \u2064for more whistleblowers\u200c to \u200bshed light on\u2063 internal issues within the \u200dagency. Blackburn praised those who have already stepped forward, referencing a\u200d whistleblower complaint\u200b that criticized\u200c the agency\u2019s culture of self-preservation. \u2064 <\/p>\n<p>Senator Josh Hawley\u200c confronted Rowe about a whistleblower report claiming that the Secret Service had declined an offer to use drone \u2062technology during the event, which could have potentially\u2063 prevented the attack. Rowe acknowledged that\u2063 accepting the drone offer was likely a missed opportunity. The scrutiny on \u2063Rowe increased\u2064 after\u2062 his predecessor resigned amid criticisms of her handling of security failures\u2063 related to the \u200bassassination attempt. The hearing highlighted \u2062the significant communication breakdown between the Secret Service and \u2062<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> during the \u2062incident.  <\/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\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">GOP senators call for more Secret Service whistleblowers after assassination attempt<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1717649\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Senate Republicans urged <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/secret-service\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Secret Service<\/a> agents Tuesday to become whistleblowers and report their concerns about the agency to Congress after some had already anonymously come forward with information about the assassination attempt on former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Sens. Ron Johnson (R-WI), Ted Cruz (R-TX), and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) indicated that whistleblowers have been able to fill in key details since the shooting on July 13, which left one dead, two seriously injured, and Trump with a minor injury. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We need more whistleblowers,&rdquo; Johnson said. &ldquo;We need people inside the agencies who are willing to talk to us, tell the American people what&rsquo;s really happening.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Johnson&rsquo;s remarks came during a press conference the lawmakers held right after a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3104585\/key-takeaways-secret-service-hearing-highlights-communication-failures-between-local-federal-agencies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Senate hearing<\/a> on the shooting, where acting Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe and FBI Deputy Director Paul Abbate both testified.<\/p>\n<p>Blackburn applauded whistleblowers who had already come forward, pointing to a report in <em>RealClearPolitics<\/em> of an internal <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/susancrabtree\/status\/1818335359576727584\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>email<\/a> allegedly written by a Secret Service whistleblower decrying the bureau&rsquo;s perceived culture of &ldquo;CYA,&rdquo; an acronym for &ldquo;cover your a**.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>At the hearing, Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) confronted Rowe about a whistleblower <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3099341\/secret-service-refused-drone-before-assassination-attempt-whistleblower\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>report<\/a> he received indicating that the Secret Service was offered the option to use drone technology at the Trump rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, where the shooting occurred, but an agent repeatedly rejected the offer.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There was an offer to fly a drone on that day,&rdquo; Rowe said. &ldquo;We probably should have taken them up on it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Rowe was put in the hot seat after his predecessor, former Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle, resigned following her inability to answer numerous questions at a similar hearing about the stunning security failures that led to the assassination attempt. The gunman, 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks, was able to access a nearby rooftop and fire eight shots into the rally crowd.<\/p>\n<p>Several senators at the hearing zeroed in on communication failures between the Secret Service and local law enforcement at the rally, but Cruz grilled Rowe on reports that the Secret Service had at times denied additional security requests from Trump since he left office.<\/p>\n<p>Rowe said Trump was provided all the security assets his team requested for the rally, but he indicated that there were times in the past couple of years when this was not the case.<\/p>\n<p>Cruz said he believed Secret Service leadership &ldquo;made a political decision to deny these requests.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Secret Service agents are not political,&rdquo; Rowe replied.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Later at the press conference, Cruz commended Rowe for doing &ldquo;marginally better&rdquo; than Cheatle but was still unconvinced that politics were not a factor in the Secret Service. Cruz reiterated the plea for more whistleblowers, saying they could shed light on the matter.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I want to underscore the call that has come from multiple senators for whistleblowers,&rdquo; Cruz said. &ldquo;I believe the rational inference from the evidence we know now is it was political bias at the top, at the leadership of the Secret Service, that led to insufficient agents and insufficient resources being devoted to protecting President Trump.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1717649\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1717649\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republican senators are encouraging Secret Service agents to step forward as whistleblowers and share their concerns about the agency with Congress, following reports from some who have already provided anonymous information regarding the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. Senators Ron Johnson (R-WI), Ted Cruz (R-TX), and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) emphasized that these whistleblowers have contributed important insights since the shooting incident on July 13, which resulted in one death, two serious injuries, and a minor injury to Trump. &#8220;We need more whistleblowers,&#8221; Johnson stated. &#8220;We require individuals within the agencies who are willing to communicate with us and inform the American public about what is truly occurring.&#8221; His comments were made during a press conference held after a Senate hearing where acting Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe and FBI Deputy Director Paul Abbate testified.<\/p>\n<p>Blackburn praised those whistleblowers who had already come forward, referencing an internal email reported by RealClearPolitics that was allegedly written by a Secret Service whistleblower criticizing the agency&#8217;s culture of &#8220;CYA,&#8221; meaning &#8220;cover your a**.&#8221; During the hearing, Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) questioned Rowe about a report he received indicating that drone technology was offered for use at Trump&#8217;s rally in Butler, Pennsylvania\u2014where the shooting took place\u2014but an agent declined this option multiple times. Rowe acknowledged this offer: \u201cThere was an offer to fly a drone on that day; we probably should have taken them up on it.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Rowe faced scrutiny after his predecessor, former Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle, resigned due to her inability to answer many questions at another hearing regarding significant security failures leading up to the assassination attempt. The shooter, 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks, managed to access a rooftop nearby and fired eight shots into the crowd at the rally. Several senators focused on communication breakdowns between local law enforcement and the Secret Service during this event; however, Cruz pressed Rowe about claims that additional security requests from Trump had been denied since he left office. While Rowe asserted that all requested security measures were provided for this particular rally, he admitted there were instances over recent years when requests were not met.<\/p>\n<p>Cruz suggested that leadership within the Secret Service may have made politically motivated decisions regarding these denials: \u201cI believe there was political bias at higher levels of leadership in deciding how many agents and resources would be allocated for President Trump&#8217;s protection.\u201d In response to Cruz&#8217;s remarks praising him for performing slightly better than Cheatle but still expressing skepticism about political influences within their ranks, Rowe insisted that \u201cSecret Service agents are not political.\u201d At their press conference later on, Cruz reiterated calls for more whistleblowers as they could provide clarity on these issues: \u201cI want to emphasize again our request for more whistleblowers,\u201d he said<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":49,"featured_media":2316261,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/secret-service-hawley_334-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[6203,34163,3709],"class_list":["post-2316260","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-gop","tag-secret-service","tag-senators"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/secret-service-hawley_334-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2316260","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\/49"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2316260"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2316260\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2316261"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2316260"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2316260"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2316260"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}