July 25th 2024.
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Recently, bodycam footage has been released showing the aftermath of an attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump. The video captures the moment when Secret Service and law enforcement officers stand over the lifeless body of the gunman, Thomas Matthew Crooks, who had just fired eight rounds at Trump during an outdoor rally in Pennsylvania on July 13.
Unfortunately, the attack was not without casualties. One of the bullets grazed Trump's ear, and 50-year-old Corey Comperatore was fatally struck in the head. Two others were also seriously injured before the shooter was shot dead by authorities.
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The bodycam footage, released by Republican Senator Chuck Grassley, reveals the shooter lying in a pool of blood immediately after the shooting. In the video, a Secret Service agent can be heard saying, "A Beaver County sniper has been spotted and sent the pictures out, this is him." Another officer then asks the agent if he received the same photos, to which the agent responds, "I think I did, yeah, he's got his glasses on."
Grassley decided to make the footage public in order to demand transparency and accountability for the Secret Service's security failures. This comes just one day after the director of the Secret Service, Kimberly Cheatle, stepped down amidst growing calls for her resignation and multiple investigations into how the shooter was able to get so close to the Republican nominee.
In an email to her staff, Cheatle took full responsibility for the security lapse and announced her resignation. "In light of recent events, it is with a heavy heart that I have made the difficult decision to step down as your director," she wrote.
Initial reports indicated that the shooter, dressed in grey camouflage, had managed to climb onto a rooftop about 140 meters away from the stage where Trump was speaking. This raised serious concerns about how the Secret Service failed in their primary mission to protect the President.
Lawmakers from both parties have promised to continue investigating the oversight, with an inspector general probe and a bipartisan effort launched at President Joe Biden's request. Cheatle acknowledged the intense scrutiny the agency has faced in the last week and how it will continue to remain under the spotlight as their operational tempo increases.
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