Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., says he thinks the Secret Service is “looking for a scapegoat” for the security lapse that led to the Trump rally shooting.
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SenatorsarenowaccusingtheSecretServiceoftryingtomakelocallawenforcementinto“ascapegoat”fortheTrumprallyshootingafteritsactingdirectortestifiedthisweekaboutwhygunmanThomasMatthewCrookswasn’tspottedinadvanceinButler,Pennsylvania.
RonaldRowe,duringhisCapitolHilltestimony onTuesday,appearedtoblamelocalpolicefornotseeingCrooksontopofthebuildingfromwhichheultimatelyfiredfrom.However,onWednesday,thedistrictattorneyofButlerCountydisputedRowe’saccountandtoldFoxNewsthatlocalsniperswerenotresponsibleformonitoringthatrooftop.
“Ithinkthey’relookingforascapegoat,”Sen.RonJohnson,R-Wis.,toldTheWashingtonTimesfollowingRowe’stestimony.
“ThishasalotofCYA[coveryoura–]feeltoit,”addedSen.JoshHawley,R-Mo.
BUTLERDISTRICTATTORNEYSAYSLOCALSNIPERSWERENOTRESPONSIBLEFORROOFTOPSHOOTERFIREDFROM
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