As questions mount about the assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump, NBC News has learned that the alleged shooter was spotted before he got on the roof and that rallygoers noticed him “pacing and behaving strangely” near metal detectors, according to four officials. NBC’s Stephanie Gosk reports for TODAY.
Sources said U.S. officials learned, weeks before the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump, of an Iranian plot to kill Trump.
Duncan acknowledged the investigatory efforts that have already been launched by the House Oversight, Homeland Security and Judiciary committees, but said there are limits to Congress’ ability to get answers through a typical committee hearing process where each lawmaker has just five minutes to ask questions.
An independent commission would require legislation from Congress, which Duncan said he hopes to introduce on Monday when the House returns. He indicated there has been interest from Democrats in joining his efforts, though he could not name co-sponsors because the bill is not ready yet.The former president has reached out to and spoken with a member of Corey Comperatore’s family, according to his sister Dawn Comperatore Schafer.
Bolton, Pompeo and others were involved in the operation Trump ordered to kill Qassem Soleimani, the commander of the Iranian military’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, in January 2020. “This isn’t a harmless mistake, it’s reckless misreporting that is actively fueling dangerous misinformation and anti-Asian racism,” Stop AAPI Hate posted on social media.
According to Knights, three different security meetings were held prior to the rally, as early as July 8, and the building was mentioned in at least two of those meetings. He was not present but familiar with the conversation, and noted that the building was outside of the Secret Service’s established perimeter.The resolution also condemns any form of political violence. Gaetz said the resolution will “commemorate” Comperatore’s bravery and his “unwavering commitment to public service.
DiFrischia said the officer, who was wearing all black with a police badge on his back, was too close to the building and could not see the shooter.The urgency rapidly grew when the man on the roof, later identified by authorities as 20-year-old Thomas Crooks, was a quarter of the way to the top, DiFrischia said. That’s when the crowd noticed he was holding a firearm.
At that point, DiFrischia, an avid hunter with 40 years of firearm experience, said there was nothing else to do but pull out his phone and start recording. Photos verified by NBC News show the shooter, identified by law enforcement as Thomas Matthew Crooks, wearing a Demolition Ranch shirt on the day of the shooting. The images began circulating after Crooks, 20, of Bethel Park, was killed by at least one Secret Service sharpshooter.
The intelligence document also confirms reports that Crooks purchased 50 rounds of ammunition at a local shop in Bethel Park on Saturday prior to arriving at the rally.A source briefed on the intelligence confirms the contents of a Joint Intelligence Bulletin put out Monday by the FBI and the Department Homeland Security warning that extremists may carry out attacks they perceive to be in retaliation for the attempted assassination of Donald Trump.
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