Josh Hawley To Acting Secret Service Director: Why Has No One Involved In Trump Shooting Been Fired?
Summary
TLDRIn a heated exchange, a senator questions the Secret Service director about the absence of counter-snipers on a roof overlooking a shooting incident involving a former president. The director defends the agency's protocols and ongoing investigations, while the senator urges accountability for the security lapses. Whistleblowers' claims of law enforcement abandoning their post and the rejection of offered drones are also discussed, highlighting the need for transparency and improved security measures.
Takeaways
- 🔍 The script discusses a photograph of the AGR roof, which is a vantage point for law enforcement to see a potential shooter clearly.
- 🤔 There is a debate about why there wasn't a Secret Service counter-sniper on the roof with a clear line of sight to the former president.
- 🛡 The Secret Service's counter-sniper role is to neutralize threats looking in on the protectee, but their positioning was questioned after the incident.
- 👤 The lead site agent's identity is undisclosed, and they are still operational, undergoing investigations and protective visits.
- 🚫 The person responsible for the security perimeter decision has not been relieved of duty, as the investigation is still ongoing.
- 🔍 The decision-making process regarding security protocols is under scrutiny, with calls for a revision in light of the incident.
- 🚨 There is a suggestion that the protocols may not have been sufficient, as they did not account for a situation where a former president was shot.
- 🤝 The director of the Secret Service emphasizes the need for a thorough investigation before holding anyone accountable for the incident.
- 🚷 It is denied that the director was involved in denying additional security resources and personnel to President Trump's team over the past two years.
- 🌡 Whistleblowers claim that law enforcement abandoned their post on the roof due to the heat, which is a point of contention in the script.
- 🚁 There was an offer from local law enforcement to provide drones for the event, which was allegedly declined by the Secret Service.
Q & A
What is the main concern raised by the chairman regarding the security setup during the incident?
-The chairman is concerned about the absence of a Secret Service counter-sniper on the AGR roof, which had a clear line of sight to the former president and should have been within the security perimeter.
What is the role of a Secret Service counter-sniper according to the script?
-The role of a Secret Service counter-sniper is to neutralize threats that are looking in on the protectee, ensuring their safety.
Why was there no counter-sniper on the AGR roof as per the chairman's inquiry?
-The script does not provide a clear reason for the absence of a counter-sniper on the AGR roof, but it suggests that the decision-making process and protocol may need revision in light of the incident.
Who is the lead site agent and did they make the decision to exclude the AGR building from the security perimeter?
-The identity of the lead site agent is not disclosed in the script, and it is unclear whether they made the decision to exclude the AGR building from the security perimeter.
Has the person responsible for the security perimeter decision been relieved of duty?
-According to the script, the person responsible has not been relieved of duty as they are still cooperating with investigations by the FBI and the office of professional responsibility.
What is the chairman's stance on rushing to judgment regarding the security failure?
-The chairman is against rushing to judgment and insists on a thorough investigation to determine accountability and the facts surrounding the security failure.
What was the reported issue with the interoperability of radio frequencies between local law enforcement and the Secret Service?
-The script suggests that there was a challenge with the interoperability of radio frequencies, which is a larger issue than just one person being at fault, and that a counterpart system failed on the day of the incident.
Did the director deny additional security resources and personnel to President Trump's team?
-The director denies being involved in denying any additional security resources and personnel to President Trump's team, contradicting the report from real clear politics mentioned in the script.
What is the claim made by whistleblowers regarding law enforcement abandoning their post?
-Whistleblowers claim that law enforcement were supposed to be stationed on the roof but abandoned their post due to the heat, which the director is still trying to understand and verify.
Was there an offer to use drones from local law enforcement, and if so, was it declined?
-Yes, there was an offer to fly a drone on the day of the incident, and it is suggested in the script that the offer was declined, although the director does not confirm the denial personally.
What is the director's view on the transparency and forthcoming nature of the agency?
-The director believes they have been transparent and forthcoming, but the chairman suggests that the agency as a whole has not been, indicating a potential discrepancy.
Outlines
🔍 Oversight and Accountability in Security Protocols
The first paragraph of the video script discusses an incident where a former president was shot, highlighting the absence of a secret service counter-sniper on the roof of the AGR building, which had a clear line of sight to the president. The conversation revolves around the questioning of the security measures in place, the responsibility of the lead site agent, and the decision-making process that led to the exclusion of the AGR building from the security perimeter. The senator and the director engage in a tense exchange about the need for a thorough investigation into the incident, the potential for protocol revisions, and the accountability of those involved in the security planning.
🚨 Critique of Security Decisions and Resources Allocation
In the second paragraph, the dialogue continues with the senator expressing frustration over the lack of transparency and the alleged denial of additional security resources to President Trump's team. The senator also raises concerns about reports suggesting law enforcement abandoned their post due to the heat and questions the director's knowledge of the incident's details. The conversation touches on the challenges of interoperability between local law enforcement and the secret service, the offer of drones for surveillance that was reportedly declined, and the need for a comprehensive review of security protocols to prevent future incidents.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Vantage Point
💡Secret Service Counter Sniper
💡Security Perimeter
💡Lead Site Agent
💡Interoperability
💡Mission Assurance
💡Protocol
💡Accountability
💡Whistleblowers
💡Drones
💡Rush to Judgment
Highlights
The photograph of the AGR roof is presented as a key vantage point for law enforcement.
Concern raised about the absence of a Secret Service counter-sniper on the AGR roof with a clear line of sight to the former president.
Discussion on the Secret Service's counter-sniper role to neutralize threats looking into the protectee's location.
Suggestion to revise security protocols in light of the incident involving the former president being shot.
Inquiry about the lead site agent's decision to exclude the AGR building from the security perimeter.
The refusal to disclose the name of the individual responsible for the security perimeter decision due to ongoing investigations.
Statement that the individual in question has not been relieved of duty and is cooperating with investigations.
Debate on whether the incident constitutes a mission failure and the need for accountability.
Emphasis on the need for a thorough investigation before holding anyone accountable for the security lapses.
Senator's frustration with the lack of transparency and the pace of the investigation.
Denial of any involvement in denying additional security resources and personnel to President Trump's team over the past two years.
Whistleblowers' claims that law enforcement abandoned their post on the roof due to the heat.
Discussion on the availability and decline of local law enforcement's offer to provide drones for the event.
Director's commitment to ensuring state and local counter-snipers are on roofs for future events.
Acknowledgment of the failure in security and the promise to get to the bottom of the incident.
Senator's call for a revision of protocols in response to the shooting incident involving a former president.
Director's assurance of integrity in the investigation process and refusal to rush to judgment.
Transcripts
than you Mr chairman director Ro can you
put your first poster your first
demonstrative back up please put a up
please just make sure everybody can see
it this is the photograph I believe that
you took your team took of the roof the
AGR roof yeah that's the one okay so
from this Vantage Point as as the law
enforcement who are in those windows as
they look left they should be able to
see the shooter clearly there on the AGR
second floor roof my question is why is
there not a secret service counter
sniper on that roof so Senator we're um
when we post up our is our methodology
is to look out look at things that can
see in on our protes uh so that they can
provide that coverage but why why is
there not a a secret service counter
sniper there with clear line of sight
that roof has a clear line of sight to
the former president why didn't you put
a secret service counter sniper there uh
the secret Services counter sniper role
is to neutralize those threats that are
looking in on us uh from where the
protecte is not necessarily uh think
maybe you might want to revise that
protocol in light of what happened here
uh they were protecting the principal
and I think in the principal got shot I
understand that sir so do you think you
might want to revise the protocol let me
ask you this who is the lead site agent
who made the decision to leave the AGR
building completely outside of the
security perimeter who was that Senator
I cannot give you that name this person
is operational they're still doing
investigations they're still doing
protective visits have they being
relieved of Duty Senator uh they have
not Dy way why have they not been
relieved of Duty they are still
cooperating not only being interviewed
by the FBI but also by our office of
professional responsibility and uh we
will let the facts of uh the mission
assurance and any further investigations
play out is it isn't the fact that a
former president was shot that a good
American is dead that other americ were
critically wounded isn't that enough
Mission failure for you to say that the
person who decided that that building
should not be in the security perimeter
probably ought to be stepped down
Senator I think you're using the word
decided and I think we need to allow the
the investigation play out to include
okay so who did who did make the
decision then if it wasn't the lead site
agent who made the decision not to put
that in the security per Senator you're
zeroing in on one particular agent I
want to find out exactly what was the
entire decision process so I think I
want to be neutral and make sure that we
get to the bottom of it and interview
everybody in order to determine if there
was more than one person who perhaps
exercised bad judgment well sure my
question is why don't you relieve
everybody of Duty who made bad judgment
so yeah you're right I am zering it on
somebody I'm trying to find somebody
who's accountable here and so you're
telling me that the person who made the
decision not to include this in the
perimeter has not been relieved of Duty
what about the person who's in charge of
the
interoperability of radio frequencies
between local law enforcement and secret
service has that person been relieved of
Duty uh no Senator because
interoperability is a challenge uh is a
greater challenge than just one person
on that day we had a counterpart system
uh it
failed the person who decided who made
the decision to send Donald Trump on the
stage knowing that you had a security
situation has that person been relieved
of Duty no sir they haven't because as
the person who decided not to pull the
former president off of stage when you
knew that in your words the locals were
working a serious security situation has
that person been relieved of Duty uh no
sir again I refer you back to my
original answer that we are
investigating this through a mission
assurance and as opposed to zeroing in
on one what do
youate find out exactly what more do you
need to investigate to know that there
were critical enough failures that some
individuals ought to be held accountable
I mean what more do you need to know
what I need to know is exactly what
happened and I need my investigators to
do their job and I can people didn't do
their job canot put my thumb on the
scale otherwise what do you mean put
your thumb on scale the objective the
object you're asking me Senator to
completely make a rush to judgment about
somebody failing I acknowledge this was
a failure of the is it not Prim a fascia
that somebody has failed a former
president was shot sir this could have
been our Texas schoolbook depository I
have lost sleep over that for the last
17 days like
somebody Senator I will tell you Senator
that I will not rush to judgment that
people will be held accountable and I
will do so with
integrity and not rush to judgment and
put people unfairly pers I unfairly
persecuted people who are de we have to
be able to have a proper investigation
into this Senator you said earlier that
you've got to make sure that your
Protocols are followed and unless
there's a protocol violation people
wouldn't be disciplined I would just say
to you I don't really care that much
about your protocols I think if your
protocols don't provide for the fact
that when a former president is shot
when an American is killed when other
rally goers innocent people who just
showed up on the day when they are shot
at and critically wounded if that isn't
a protocol violation Prima fascia you
should revise your protocols Senator I
think this is where you and I agree this
was a failure and we will get to the
bottom of it well I hope you're going to
do something about it let me ask you
something
else the real clear politics reports
this morning that you were directly
involved in denying additional security
resources and Personnel including
counter snipers not just to this event
but over the last two years that
President's Trump president Trump's team
repeatedly asked for these additional
resources and you personally were
involved in denying them is is that true
Senator as I stated earlier that is not
true so you never denied any resources
to former president Trump's team uh no
not me no sir you weren't and you
weren't involved in any of that you were
never involved in the decision making no
sir I was not let let me ask you just
one or two other things here quickly
well whistleblowers tell me that in fact
law enforcement were stationed to be on
that roof and that law enforcement
abandoned their post because it was too
hot it's that accurate Senator I have
heard that as well uh again uh they post
it up inside and I think moving forward
as I as I said earlier we're going to
ensure that state and local counter
snipers are on roofs but but do you do
you know if someone was supposed to be
on the roof do you know if someone was
in fact that's what the whistleblowers
tells me that may or may not be accurate
do you know that to be the fact was
somebody posted to the roof local law
enforcement or whomever uh I do not know
that to be a fact well can I ask you why
you don't know that again Senator we are
looking at this and they should have
been on that roof and the fact that they
were in the building is something that
I'm still trying to uh uh understand I
just want to express my frustration
director that 17 days or whatever it's
been that you that whistleblowers are
telling us more than you are and you
don't know you haven't ascertained if
there were supposed to be law
enforcement on the roof that seems like
a pretty basic fact I'm also told that
local law enforcement suppliers offered
the Secret Service drones and you
declined them is that true so Senator uh
one I've been very transparent and
forthcoming uh there your agency has not
been transparent and forth forthcoming
so please let's not go there I have been
forthcoming sir youve been will that
remains to be seen you've been on the
job a few days so far you've fired
nobody now the drones thank you sir were
you offered drones Senator so there was
an offer to fly a drone on that day and
why did you deny it uh again uh I think
the ability of local law enforcement to
provide an asset we probably should have
taken them up on it if we if it was
offered Senator
Cruz thank you Mr chairman
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