Whistleblowers Claim Security Failures at Trump Rally Due to NATO Summit, Jill Biden Event

By yourNEWS Media Newsroom

MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN – House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan has d sent a letter to Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) Director Christopher Wray, demanding answers about the security lapses that led to the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. This action follows revelations from United States Secret Service (USSS) whistleblowers.

The letter, reported by The Daily Caller, outlines concerns raised by USSS whistleblowers about resource limitations due to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit in Washington, D.C., and a campaign rally for First Lady Jill Biden in Pittsburgh, PA.

“Whistleblowers have disclosed to the Committee that the USSS led two briefings regarding the July 13 campaign rally on July 8, 2024, with the Western Pennsylvania Fusion Center (WPFC) and other stakeholders, to discuss the upcoming, unrelated visits by President Trump and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden,” Jordan writes. “The USSS Special Agent in Charge Tim Burke reportedly told law enforcement partners that the USSS had limited resources that week because the agency was covering the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit in Washington, D.C. FBI personnel were present at those briefings.”

Jordan’s letter expresses the Committee’s concern over the failures that led to the attempted assassination, the first on a U.S. president in over forty years, and the FBI’s capacity to conduct a thorough investigation in light of recent scandals.

Key Questions from Jordan’s Letter

1. FBI Personnel: How many agents, analysts, and support personnel has the FBI dedicated to the investigation?
2. Coordination: Was there coordination between the FBI, USSS, and the WPFC prior to President Trump’s event on July 13?
3. Security Perimeter: How many buildings had to be secured inside and outside of the security perimeter for President Trump’s event on July 13?
4. Unsecured Roof: Why was the roof of the AGR International building left unsecured?
5. Threat Identification: How much time elapsed between identifying the shooter as a potential threat and the attempted assassination?
6. Local Police Encounter: How much time elapsed between the local police officer encountering the shooter on the sloped roof and the attempted assassination?
7. Interviews: Has the FBI interviewed the local police officer who encountered the shooter?
8. Shooter’s Digital Activity: What does the FBI’s evaluation of the shooter’s phone and digital activity show about his actions and movements in the days and hours leading up to the attempted assassination?
9. Resource Constraints: Was the security posture at President Trump’s event limited due to resource constraints with the NATO Summit and/or First Lady Dr. Jill Biden’s event in Pittsburgh?
10. Scope of Investigation: Is the FBI’s investigation limited to the shooter and his motivations or does it include the security failures that led to the attempted assassination?
11. Communications Breakdowns: How did communications breakdowns between various law enforcement entities affect the ability of local law enforcement and USSS to identify the shooter as a potential threat and mitigate the threat before he took action?
12. USSS Actions: What actions did the USSS take to remove or cover President Trump after a threat was known or detected?

Additional Demands

Jordan is also demanding:

• All FBI reports, analyses, or threat assessments related to President Trump’s event on July 13, 2024.
• All documents and communications between WPFC and the FBI regarding Trump’s event, including any requests for additional analytic resources made by the WPFC.
• All documents and communications between the FBI and USSS regarding Trump’s event on July 13.
• All FD-1023s and FD-302s, reports from confidential human sources, and reviews of pending and closed domestic terrorism investigations in the Pittsburgh area for potential threat intelligence directed at Trump’s event on July 13.

The Committee seeks to ensure a transparent and thorough investigation into the security failures that almost resulted in a presidential assassination and to hold accountable those responsible for the lapses in security.