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Rep. Ron Johnson (R-WI) has released a 13-page preliminary report detailing the investigation into the assassination attempt. This report includes a timeline of events based on information gathered by Senator Johnson’s office.
9:00 AM:
A briefing was held by Butler ESU for local SWAT and sniper units from Butler, Beaver, and Washington Counties. The 46-page slide deck provided outlined areas of responsibility and staging locations, including sniper positions for local units and the Secret Service. Notably, federal law enforcement was absent from this briefing.
9:27 AM:
Thomas Matthew Crooks was seen entering a Home Depot in Bethel Park, PA. CCTV footage shows him purchasing a 5.5 FT Aluminum Dual Platform ladder.
10:30 AM:
Two local law enforcement snipers positioned themselves on the second floor inside the AGR building.
5:10 PM:
Crooks was first observed by AGR sniper 1 at the AGR building, who took photos of him and his surroundings.
5:32 PM:
AGR sniper 1 noticed Crooks using his phone and a rangefinder and alerted the “Sniper Group” at 5:38 PM. Command was notified, and a description of Crooks was provided.
6:11 PM:
Crooks began shooting. Secret Service agents returned fire, ultimately killing Crooks. Beaver County SWAT later confirmed Crooks’ death on the roof.
The New York Times obtained text messages from local law enforcement that reveal the tense communications among countersnipers tasked with protecting Trump. One sniper sent a message to his colleagues at around 4:26 PM, noting that his shift was ending and that he had observed a suspicious individual, later identified as Crooks.
“Guys I am out. Be safe,” the sniper wrote. “Someone followed our lead and snuck in and parked by our cars just so you know. I’m just letting you know because you see me go out with my rifle and put it in my car so he knows you guys are up there.”
At 4:27 PM, the sniper added that Crooks was “sitting to the direct right on a picnic table about 50 yards from the exit.” This was a little over 90 minutes before Crooks fired his shots. The sniper’s colleagues responded with a thumbs-up emoji and a “Roger that.”
Around 5:38 PM, another sniper noticed Crooks beneath their position in a nearby warehouse. Multiple photos of Crooks were taken and shared in the group chat. One sniper wrote, “Kid learning around building we are in. I did see him with a range finder looking towards stage. FYI. If you wanna notify SS snipers to look out. I lost sight of him.”
Carry 46 rounds concealed? (comfortably)
Witnesses later saw Crooks crawling onto the roof of the AGR building. By 5:40 PM, a sniper suggested reporting Crooks. Within the next half hour, Crooks was dead, and Trump was photographed with blood near his ear.
The messages and reports provide a detailed look into the hours before the assassination attempt. They reveal that Crooks aroused police suspicion more than 90 minutes before the shooting, not the 60 minutes previously discussed in congressional hearings.
The leaked texts also highlight the failures of security forces. Crooks scouted the rally site a day before the Secret Service did, used a drone for surveillance without opposition, and even researched the distance from which Lee Harvey Oswald shot JFK. Despite these activities, Crooks managed to position himself in a way that allowed him to observe and outmaneuver security forces.
In the end, the incident underscores significant lapses in security and coordination among law enforcement agencies, raising serious questions about the preparedness and response of the Secret Service in protecting the former President.
And they say Lee Harvey Oswald was the only sniper that killed jfk Jr. I don’t think so, the government was playing part of that also