Newly released body camera footage shows Secret Service agents and police officers standing next to the body of a man who tried to assassinate Donald Trump, with one of them saying, “This is him.”
The shocking video shows the body of murderer Thomas Matthew Crooks alongside law enforcement officials. Check the photos There was widespread information that he had identified the suspect as a suspicious person before opening fire.
“So, this is the guy,” one Secret Service agent said, seemingly confirming that Crooks had already been identified as a threat.
“This is him,” the Beaver County officer responded.
To be clear, these statements could simply mean that the officers were confirming that the body was that of the shooter.
The video was made public by Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), who accused the Secret Service of hiding information from the public and called for more transparency in the case.
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Secret Service body camera exposure
The release of the body camera footage has led to increased scrutiny of the Secret Service’s response to death threats.
According to various reports, the agency There were multiple opportunities They tried to intervene and thwart the attack, including when he tried to break in just hours before the shooting. Safe the area with rangefinderand still About an hour ago Agent shared “Photos show the 20-year-old shooter crawling on the ground and searching the area.”
That photo that has been circulating is featured in this new body camera video.
“The shooter who sent the original photo was the one who saw him get off his bike, put his backpack down and then lost sight of him,” an officer told the Secret Service agent.
Then, you scroll through photos of your suspected target on your iPhone.
They lost sight of him after “putting down his backpack” – can you imagine if there had been explosives in that backpack?
BREAKING: Body camera footage from rooftop after assassination attempt on President Trump
Cops said a Secret Service sniper took several photographs of Thomas Crooks before the shooting. pic.twitter.com/E4dVx7SbwN
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) July 23, 2024
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Senator Grassley demands transparency
It’s unclear whether the assassination attempt was down to organizational incompetence alone, but the body camera footage indicates the need for further investigation.
“Federal agencies, particularly the Secret Service, have failed to be transparent with the American people,” Grassley said in a statement.
“This assassination attempt is a matter of significant public concern and should be made public.”
President Trump has openly questioned some of the reasons why the Secret Service failed to thwart the assassination attempt on former Fire Chief Cory Comperatore, who took his own life to protect his family.
“Someone should have been on the roof making sure nobody was there,” Trump said. “They’re saying they didn’t have the manpower to do that, which is crazy.”
of New York Post report A law enforcement source said 10 minutes before the rally was to begin that the shooter was considered a “threat” but “still allowed Trump to take to the stage.”
Two other rally attendees were seriously injured in the attack.
