Trump rally victim identified as Corey Comperatore, 'hero' shielded wife and girls from bullets
FOX NewsJUL 20 2024
The US House panel probing the July assassination attempt on former Pres. Donald Trump in Butler, Pa., released a preliminary report Monday, finding "a lack of planning and coordination between the Secret Service and its law enforcement partners before the rally."
It said the pre-rally security "walkthrough" between the Secret Service (USSS) and local police was "mismanaged." One local police commander told the committee the walkthrough was not "organized" and "just a bunch of people sort of milling around."
It said three officers were aware of the "suspicious" behavior of the shooter, Thomas Crooks, more than an hour before the shooting. While their warnings about Crooks were sent to the USSS, the panel found no evidence that they were received by Trump's immediate protective detail.
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