Feds wouldn’t use drones, but allowed shooter to fly one over rally grounds ahead of event.
Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) issued a statement on Thursday revealing a whistleblower has come forward claiming Secret Service declined an offer from local law enforcement to use drones for security at the now-infamous Butler, Pennsylvania, Donald Trump rally where would-be assassin Thomas Crooks shot the 45th President and three others.
?? NEW – Whistleblower tells me local law enforcement partners & suppliers offered drones to Secret Service BEFORE the rally – but Secret Service declined pic.twitter.com/UM0jfrMc9z
— Josh Hawley (@HawleyMO) July 25, 2024
Writing to DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, Hawley stated, “Since I last wrote to you on July 22, my office has received new whistleblower allegations that further call into question your department’s preparations. The American people deserve answers about your historic failure to protect former President Trump on July 13, 2024.”
“According to reports, the shooter used a drone to survey the site in preparation for his attack. This was confirmed by FBI Director Christopher Wray in his testimony just yesterday. In fact, he confirmed that the shooter was operating the drone approximately two hours before President Trump took the stage in Butler, Pennsylvania. This raises an obvious question: why was the U.S. Secret Service (USSS) not using its own drones?“
The Hawley whistleblower says U.S. Secret Service “repeatedly denied offers from a local law enforcement partner to utilize drone technology to secure the rally” the night before the event.
Hawley continued, “It is hard to understand why USSS would decline to use drones when they were offered, particularly given the fact USSS permitted the shooter to overfly the rally area with his own drone mere hours before event. The failure to deploy drone technology is all the more concerning since, according to the whistleblower, the drones USSS was offered had the capability not only to identify active shooters but also to help neutralize them.”
Now, Congress is asking Mayorkas to provide all records and communications concerning the availability or use of drones at the Butler rally within one week.
“You must also testify before Congress next week about these staggering security failures by your department,” the senator wrote.
The failed Deep State assassination attempt on Trump is unraveling as the establishment scrambles to produce a successful cover-up.
