Sen. Johnson further demanded in a letter he wrote to Attorney General Merrick Garland, DHS head Alejandro Mayorkas and FBI Director Christopher Wray the preservation of background information on the alleged gunman as well as all texts and communications between law enforcement agents, including Secret Service personnel, only to receive no cooperation.
Secret Service stonewalled local law enforcement's efforts to protect Trump and his supporters In the immediate aftermath of the Butler incident, Sen. Johnson's office began feverishly contacting federal, state and local government entities, as well as various private companies, seeking information about what happened with the security failure at Trump's rally.
Sen. Johnson's office says Butler County Emergency Services provided the security briefing at 9:00 am for all local SWAT teams and snipers assigned to the rally.
Nowhere to be found was Secret Service which showed zero interest in even attempting to coordinate with local law enforcement to ensure that Trump and his supporters were safe from harm during the rally.
Local law enforcement confirmed that communications "Were siloed" and "Not in frequent radio contact directly with Secret Service." And now the world is wondering: why not? Prior to when the alleged shooter opened fire, local law enforcement notified command, but nothing was done to stop him.
Secret Service wasn't going to send snipers to Butler but changed mind after learning local teams were going "Sniper heavy" Almost unbelievably, Secret Service agents were seen on the rooftop of the American Glass Research building on which the alleged shooter opened fire.
Sen. Johnson's office reported that it is unknown when Secret Service arrived on the rooftop following the shooting or how Secret Service and others accessed the rooftop.
There was a point in time when Secret Service was not even planning to send any snipers to the rally.
It almost seems, at least from this writer's perspective, that Secret Service may have been planning to not bring snipers because it knew there was going to be an assassination attempt on Trump and planned to allow it.
"Local law enforcement learned at least a day before the rally that Secret Service changed course and decided to send two sniper teams," the preliminary investigation report explains.
"If Secret Service had originally not intended to send snipers to the rally, it is unclear why and when Secret Service changed their plan." Sen. Johnson's office emphasized in the report that these findings are "Very preliminary" and "Barely scratch the surface of what a full investigation must reveal." "We are releasing this document to provide the public with complete transparency and to ensure that all entities examining the assassination attempt are equipped with this information," the team says.
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