A House task force found the Secret Service was responsible for failures that led to a gunman firing fire on Donald Trump in Pennsylvania.
Edward Lenz, sergeant at the Adams Township Police Department and commander of the Butler County Emergency Services Unit, from left, Drew Blasko, patrolman of the Butler Township Police Department, John Herold, Pennsylvania State Police lieutenant, and Patrick Sullivan, former US Secret Service agent, are sworn in during a hearing with the full task force on the assassination attempt of former President Donald J.
“It is also clear, however, that the communication between the Secret Service and local and state partners was disjointed and unclear,” said Rep. Jason Crow, the ranking Democrat on the panel, who also praised the local law enforcement.
One key question has been why there were no law enforcement personnel on top of the AGR building where Crooks eventually climbed up and took his shots, considering that it was so close to the rally stage and afforded a clear line of sight to Trump. Drew Blasko, an assistant team leader of the sniper unit within the Butler Township Emergency Services Unit, testified that he shared his concerns about the building with the Secret Service ahead of the rally and said his team didn’t have the manpower to post anyone there. He said he asked the Secret Service that additional people be posted there and was told"that they would take care of it.”
“Communication was totally lacking here," said Rep. Correa, a Democrat from California. “What went wrong? Who’s in charge?” An interim report Wednesday from the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, which is also conducting an investigation, said the Secret Service failed to give clear instructions on how state and local officials should cover the building where the gunman eventually took up position. The report also said the agency didn’t make sure it could share information with local partners in real-time.
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