Senators from both parties expressed frustration Thursday over the security failings that led to the assassination attempt on former President Trump.
Senator Richard Blumenthal, a Democrat from Connecticut and chairman of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, said Americans will be “stunned” by the findings of a soon-to-be-released report on security failings, the New York Post reported. Reported.
“I believe the American people will be shocked, astonished and appalled by what we will report about the Secret Service's failures during the assassination attempt on a former president,” Blumenthal said.
🚨Amazing🚨
Democratic Senator Blumenthal: “I believe the American people will be shocked, astonished and appalled by what we will report about the Secret Service's failures in the assassination attempt on a former president.”
They tried to kill Trump. pic.twitter.com/qecA2Q8wX1
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) September 13, 2024
According to the New York Post, members of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee participated in a closed-door briefing on the July shooting along with Interim Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe.
“But I think they should also be appalled and appalled that Homeland Security has not been more open and honest about providing information,” Blumenthal said after the meeting. (Related article: Police officers encounter gunman before shooting President Trump: Report)
Republican Senator Ron Johnson also expressed concern, tweeting that the bipartisan investigation “will continue to demand witnesses and documents from the Secret Service and FBI.”
The bipartisan Senate investigation into the matter on July 13th has left more questions than answers at this point, and we will continue to request witnesses and documents from the Secret Service and the FBI.
However, we are committed to telling the American people the truth, and we are announcing… pic.twitter.com/nJsLXAoSrU
— Senator Ron Johnson (@SenRonJohnson) September 12, 2024
Johnson's office confirmed to The Daily Caller that the report is expected to be released “in the coming weeks.” The Caller also reached out to Blumenthal's office but had not heard back as of press time.
Democratic and Republican senators on the Homeland Security Committee stressed that the investigation and accompanying report would be entirely bipartisan, the Post reported.
The Senate Judiciary Committee and the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Hearing In July, it worked with the FBI and Secret Service to investigate security lapses at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
Rally attendees spotted a man with a gun on a rooftop near the rally and called local police. Official An anonymous source told The Associated Press that one witness claimed in an interview with the BBC that he saw the gunman and tried to warn police. (Related story: 'They blew his head off': Witness says Trump tried to warn police right before assassination attempt)
“I saw a male bear crawling up the roof of the building next door,” he told the outlet, claiming he tried to call the police.
“They didn't know what was going on,” he told the BBC. “We were like, 'Hey, we're on the roof, we can see him from here! We can see him.'”
A BBC interview in which a man outside the security perimeter claims to have seen the gunman before the shooting is absolutely astonishing. pic.twitter.com/vJpKZTxSAe
— Warren Sharp (@SharpFootball) July 13, 2024
The shooting left former President Trump wounded, two attendees injured and former Fire Chief Corey Comperatore killed.
