A series of bombshell text messages from countersnipers who were supposed to protect Donald Trump at the Pennsylvania rally where an assassin’s bullet nearly killed the president showed them a step behind the gunman.
A massive inquiry has started in the wake of the attempt, which Trump miraculously survived, with the resignation of Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle coming soon after the July 13 shooting.
Now, it appears a group chat of those meant to protect Trump were aware that gunman Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, was in their midst over 90 minutes before Trump was shot at, rather than an hour as the FBI had previously claimed.
When one of the three countersnipers was about to call off at the end of their shift at around 4:26pm, they noticed a man who they later confirmed to be Crooks sitting on a picnic table.
‘Guys I am out. Be safe,’ he wrote. ‘Someone followed our lead and snuck in and parked by our cars just so you know. I’m just letting you know because you see me go out with my rifle and put it in my car so he knows you guys are up there,’ he wrote.
“One step” my ass! USSS was in “Lock step” from the get-go. I watched the hearings on C-span today, and the “new guy at USSS” is an accomplished liar (unlike Cheatle, who was in way over her head). I WANT HEADS TO ROLL!
There is a video out there shot by a person at the rally that shows law enforcement surrounding the building 2-3 minutes before the shots went out. You can see it on GAB. You can see law enforcement circling and people are saying to “get low” something is about to happen. The video is shot facing the building (right in front). I am not sure how they wouldn’t have seen him climb up since they were circling around close to the side where the AC unit was.
Also note that there was a window directly across from the actual roof with a direct line of site on where he was stationed. I am not sure if that was the SS post or local cops. Something isn’t right ?