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Rowe said the Secret Service’s counter drone system was down for two hours before the rally due to a connectivity issue, and he wondered if earlier surveillance could have detected and deterred Thomas Matthew Crooks from shooting Trump.
Abbate testified that the FBI has not identified any motives for the shooting, but found a social media account they believe belonged to Crooks. The account posted antisemitic and anti-immigrant comments “to espouse political violence,” Abbate said. Sources from the left highlighted the emotional tone of Rowe’s testimony and interactions with senators, and his response to calls for accountability.
Rowe, who was elevated to the position last week following the former Director Kimberly Cheatle’s resignation, said the July 13 shooting at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania was “a failure on multiple levels” during testimony before the Senate Judiciary and Homeland Security committees. FBI Deputy Director Paul Abbate at the hearing revealed the existence of the social media account, which dated to 2019-2020 - when Thomas Crooks, who authorities have identified as the shooter, would have been 15 or 16 years old. It is some of the first evidence to become public about a potential...
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