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The overlapping investigations will focus on decisions made by the policy company before and after the bullets nearly hit former President Trump directly.
By David A. Fahrenthold Zolan Kanno-Youngs Christina Morales and Mark Walker
David A. Fahrenthold, Zolan Kanno-Youngs and Mark Walker reported from Washington, and Christina Morales from New York.
The construction from which a gunman shot former President Trump on Saturday represented – at least in hindsight – an obvious security risk. Its roof provided an ideal spot for snipers, with a close, zoomed-in, unobstructed view of Trump.
But when the Secret Service made plans for Saturday’s rally, it left that building outside its security perimeter. Instead, local authorities in Butler, Pennsylvania, handled this construction and there were no police officers stationed on the roof.
The building, used as a warehouse by aircraft maker AGR International, is the focal point of countless investigations into the shooting that nearly killed a former United States president, a shooting that Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas called Monday a failure in terms of security.
The first question is why the building, located about 450 feet from the scene, left the perimeter open to the air. A Secret Service advance team visited the scene and made the decision, and a manager would have had to approve it. The firm has not yet specified who Array is.
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“Look, everyone is pointing fingers. Yes, there’s someone on the roof, look. “There it is, it is here. ” Where?”« Right there, you see?He goes to bed. Do you see him?yes, he is lying. ” Trump: “Instead, I’m here with you, fighting like hell to get an idea. . . “What’s going on?” Trump: “Because if we do, we’re going to make America greater than ever. We’re going to get there. . . ” yes, look, he’s here. Trump: “Because we have millions. . . “Official. Trump: “People in our country who shouldn’t be here. Dangerous people. Criminals, we have criminals. It’s on the ceiling. Right here on the roof. Trump: “It’s a lot harder. . . “On the roof. “
This is just one of the unanswered questions. It is also unclear how the shooter climbed onto the roof. Participants in the demonstration reported a suspicious user to local police. Shortly after, visitors to the rally reported a guy in the warehouse and the Secret Service shot him dead after they began their assault.
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