Secret service missteps: How Trump's assassin evaded security
The aftermath of the assassination attempt on Donald Trump continues to reverberate. Many uncertainties have surfaced during the investigation. According to CNN's findings, radio communications and text messages from U.S. Secret Service agents suggest that they lost track of the potential assassin of the former U.S. president.
As a reminder, the assassination attempt on Donald Trump occurred during a Republican Party election rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. On July 13, Thomas Matthew Crooks fired several shots at the former president, with one bullet grazing Trump's ear.
A total of two people died in the attack, including the perpetrator. Three people were injured. Authorities are now investigating how the attacker could fire several shots at Donald Trump.
Enigmatic findings by CNN. Did officials know about the shooter?
According to documents provided by Senator Chuck Grassley's office, U.S. authorities were aware of a potential assassin. Personnel securing Donald Trump's event were exchanging information about a "suspicious man" as early as 90 minutes before the shooting.
Conversations and text messages from the U.S. Secret Service and local police officials suggest that officers were monitoring the man but lost track of him.
I spotted him with a rangefinder, he was looking towards the stage. FYI. If you want, alert SS snipers to be on the lookout. I lost sight of him - wrote a concerned local police officer.
The evidence includes a photo of Thomas Matthew Crooks, taken at 5:14 p.m. EST (less than an hour before the attack) by one of the American police officers.
According to CNN journalists, the exchanged messages could indicate that the assassination occurred due to poor communication between Secret Service agents and local police. At this time, authorities have not commented on these allegations.
