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‘Secret Service said no’: Agents REFUSED drones before Trump shooting, whistleblower says

from WND:

‘The American people deserve answers about your historic failure’

The United States Secret Service refused an offer to use drones from local law enforcement in Butler, Pennsylvania, at former President Donald Trump’s campaign rally July 13, according to a whistleblower.

U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., shared a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas with the allegation on Thursday.

He noted the FBI probe of the scene included evidence Trump’s shooter, 20-year-old Thomas Crooks, used his own drone to survey the rally site just two hours before Trump took the stage.

Secret Service Repeatedly Rejected Offers To Use Drones At Deadly Trump Rally, Whistleblower Says

by Jake Smith, The Daily Caller:

A whistleblower is alleging that the U.S. Secret Service declined to use drones at the deadly Pennsylvania rally for former president Donald Trump on July 13, even though the technology was repeatedly offered by local law enforcement, Republican Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley said on Thursday.

The Secret Service has fallen under intense scrutiny for failing to prevent a gunman from opening fire and attempting to assassinate Trump at the July 13 rally. Amid a series of reported operational failures, Hawley revealed in a letter to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Thursday that a whistleblower had told him that the Secret Service repeatedly rejected offers from law enforcement in Pennsylvania to utilize drones for security purposes.