A congressional task force heard testimony Thursday from local law enforcement officers about how the Secret Service failed to secure a July 13 rally where former President Donald Trump was nearly assassinated.
At the start of the first hearing of the Task Force on the Attempted Assassination of Donald J. Trump, Chairman Mike Kelly, R-Pa., said shooter Thomas Crooks had an unacceptable opportunity to endanger the lives of the Republican presidential nominee and rally attendees in Butler, Pa.
“I believe this all could have been prevented,” Kelly said. “In hours leading up to the assassination attempt, Crooks had a prolonged and unimpeded ability to stalk the target and identify the most advantageous shooting position, even as Crooks was flagged for suspicious behavior.”
