Enclosed are all records Grassley has obtained to date
WASHINGTON – Text messages, bodycam footage, law enforcement briefing materials and an after-action report – all obtained by Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) – paint the “most detailed picture yet” of the security failures surrounding the assassination attempt on former President Trump.
Grassley has led Congress and federal agencies in providing the public the clearest account of the lead-up and aftermath of the shooting at Trump’s Butler, Pennsylvania rally on July 13. His oversight reveals local law enforcement were aware of gunman Thomas Matthew Crooks’ suspicious presence more than 90 minutes before he opened fire. Local law enforcement officers had communicated Crooks’ presence to their federal counterparts ahead of Trump’s appearance on stage.
Below is a summary of all records Grassley has received detailing local law enforcement’s planning and communications regarding the Trump event. Grassley’s oversight is ongoing.
Grassley Oversight Summary
July 8, 2024: Beaver County Emergency Services Unit (ESU) Team Leaders receive a request to cover the July 13 Trump rally (texts).
July 10, 2024: Beaver County ESU finalizes assignments for the July 13 Trump rally (texts).
July 13, 2024:
- 9:00 a.m.: Butler County ESU hosts a briefing for local law enforcement ahead of the Trump event. The Secret Service was absent from the briefing (detail plan).
- 1:03 p.m.: Beaver, Butler and Washington County snipers connect via group chat (texts).
- Local sniper locations (photos).
- 4:26 p.m.: A Beaver County sniper finishes his shift and departs the AGR building. While exiting, he spots Crooks at a picnic table outside and alerts the remaining Beaver and Butler snipers in the AGR building to Crooks’ presence (texts).
- 5:38 p.m.: A Beaver County sniper sends photos of Crooks to the Beaver, Butler and Washington snipers group chat. The Beaver sniper notes Crooks was using “a range finder looking towards the stage” and recommends that they notify Secret Service snipers to “look out” (texts).
- 5:45 p.m.: A Beaver County sniper sends photos of Crooks to the Beaver County ESU group chat. Beaver law enforcement recommends they alert “command” (texts).
Post-shooting: Beaver County ESU compiles an after-action report containing a flash summary of the day’s events (report).
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