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The Biden administration obtained intelligence in recent weeks about an Iranian assassination plot against former President Donald Trump, and the information led the Secret Service to ramp up security around the former president, according to three U.S. officials with knowledge of the matter. www.nbcnews.com...
"It was unacceptable," she said in an interview Monday with ABC News Chief Justice Correspondent Pierre Thomas. "And it's something that shouldn't happen again." abcnews.go.com...
Shooting range, gun store and ladder purchase: Thomas Matthew Crooks’ movements leading up to his attack
In the 48 hours before he opened fire on Trump, Crooks made a series of stops in and around his suburban Pittsburgh hometown.
On Friday, he went to a shooting range, where he was a member, and practiced firing, a law enforcement official told CNN. The next morning, Crooks went to a Home Depot, where he bought a five-foot ladder, and a gun store, where he purchased 50 rounds of ammunition, the official said.
On Saturday, Crooks reportedly told his boss he needed the day off because he had “something to do,” according to multiple law enforcement officials. Crooks told his coworkers he would be back to work on Sunday.
By 3 p.m. on Saturday, roughly three hours before the shooting, Crooks was at the security screening area for the rally. He first aroused suspicion when he passed through the magnetometers carrying a rangefinder, which looks similar to a small pair of binoculars and is used by hunters and target shooters to measure distances when setting up a long-range shot, according to a senior law enforcement official briefed on the investigation. The rangefinder would not have prevented Crooks from getting through the security screening point, but it did attract the attention of security personnel who kept an eye on him until he left the secure area. Investigators are unsure of where Crooks went after he left the screening area but the working theory is that he went to his car to retrieve the rifle.
Around the same time witnesses alerted police that Crooks was crawling on the roof of the American Glass Research building, one of the four counter-sniper teams observed Crooks looking at their position through the rangefinder, according to the senior law enforcement official. “They were looking at him while he was looking at them,” the official said.
Crooks gained access to the rooftop by climbing on top of the building’s air conditioning system and hoisting himself up, according to a senior federal law enforcement official briefed on the investigation.
After the shooting, multiple law enforcement sources said investigators found a bulletproof vest, three fully loaded magazines, and two remote-controlled explosive devices in Crooks’ car.
Investigators are uncertain as to whether Crooks had a plan to use the body armor, nearly 100 rounds of additional ammunition from those loaded magazines, and two remote-controlled bombs, had he escaped after the shooting.
Additionally, after a search of his residence, investigators discovered another bulletproof vest, another remote-controlled explosive device, and a 3D printer, according to multiple law enforcement sources.
In the last several months, Crooks received multiple packages, including some marked as possibly containing hazardous materials.
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originally posted by: Sookiechacha
a reply to: xuenchen
Nothing changes. The SS involvement was a must, in order for the plan to happen, either way. Cheatle may or may not be on the inside track here.
originally posted by: Sookiechacha
a reply to: xuenchen
Nothing changes. The SS involvement was a must, in order for the plan to happen, either way. Cheatle may or may not be on the inside track here.
President Donald Trump's re-election campaign owes nearly $2 million to 14 U.S. cities for unpaid police and public safety bills.
BTW, Iran IS a threat however, it's likely unrelated with this attack on Trump
originally posted by: soulrevival
He has a crowd of people behind him. Where'd the bullet go?
originally posted by: Sookiechacha
a reply to: xuenchen
Nothing changes. The SS involvement was a must, in order for the plan to happen, either way. Cheatle may or may not be on the inside track here.