Former director Cheatle now gets USSS protection.

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The Secret Service on Friday wouldn't indicate how serious those death threats against Cheatle are, but the agency is standing by its decision, the first time in the agency's history that it has used its own taxpayer-funded resources to protect a former leader, according to the sources in the Secret Service community who confirmed the protection to RealClearPolitics.

The move comes after the agency faced criticism, even before the assassination attempt against Trump, for repeatedly denying requests for more security assets to the former president's Secret Service protective detail over the course of two years.

The agency for nearly a year also denied Secret Service protection to Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who is running for president as an independent. The Kennedy family is painfully aware of the vulnerabilities presidents and presidential candidates face from would-be assailants and attackers. Kennedy Jr.'s father, Robert F. Kennedy, and his uncle, President John F. Kennedy, were assassinated in the 1960s.
President Biden only directed the Secret Service to protect RFK Jr. two days after the attempted assassination of Trump at the Butler rally.

"In light of this weekend's events, the president has directed me to work with the Secret Service to provide protection to Robert Kennedy Jr.," Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas announced July 15 during a White House press briefing.

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Obviously, much more serious threats than anything Trump has faced.

nortex97 said:

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Former director Cheatle now gets USSS protection.

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The Secret Service on Friday wouldn't indicate how serious those death threats against Cheatle are, but the agency is standing by its decision, the first time in the agency's history that it has used its own taxpayer-funded resources to protect a former leader, according to the sources in the Secret Service community who confirmed the protection to RealClearPolitics.

The move comes after the agency faced criticism, even before the assassination attempt against Trump, for repeatedly denying requests for more security assets to the former president's Secret Service protective detail over the course of two years.

The agency for nearly a year also denied Secret Service protection to Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who is running for president as an independent. The Kennedy family is painfully aware of the vulnerabilities presidents and presidential candidates face from would-be assailants and attackers. Kennedy Jr.'s father, Robert F. Kennedy, and his uncle, President John F. Kennedy, were assassinated in the 1960s.
President Biden only directed the Secret Service to protect RFK Jr. two days after the attempted assassination of Trump at the Butler rally.

"In light of this weekend's events, the president has directed me to work with the Secret Service to provide protection to Robert Kennedy Jr.," Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas announced July 15 during a White House press briefing.

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Obviously, much more serious threats than anything Trump has faced.

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DEI must be rigorously protected.

🚨BOMBSHELL🚨

Top investigative journalist Julie Kelly reveals research leading her to conclude:

- Feds planted J6 pipe bomb

- Assassin Thomas Crooks had a Fed "handler" and was in communication with FBI informant, agent, or asset

"It has all the hallmarks of another setup." pic.twitter.com/ywDRDTYlCp

— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) August 15, 2024

oh no said:

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🚨BOMBSHELL🚨

Top investigative journalist Julie Kelly reveals research leading her to conclude:

- Feds planted J6 pipe bomb

- Assassin Thomas Crooks had a Fed "handler" and was in communication with FBI informant, agent, or asset

"It has all the hallmarks of another setup." pic.twitter.com/ywDRDTYlCp

— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) August 15, 2024

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This one might get legs. I stress I'm not committed but there's enough here for some people to buy in.

It goes like this: the FBI wanted to set up a sting of a right winger hating Trump so much he'd try to kill him. They've done this before. It got out of hand this time, though.

Crooks was a lib but registered R in an open primary. They could pin the sting on conservatives this way.

The theory also explains the cell phone going back and forth from Crooks' home to DC. He had a handler.

They arranged TV coverage and counter snipers.

They rinsed off the roof and immediately cremated the body.

They did not expect Crooks to go through with it and actually squeeze off some shots and kill somebody. They meant to arrest the kid beforehand with the gun and explosives as evidence like they did with the "conspiracy" to assassinate the Michigan governor.

Again I'm not 100% sold on this, but if true it answers a lot of questions. I think people are going to start believing this or some version of this because it makes too much sense.

What is the motivation for getting rid of the body?

I would assume to hide the presence of certain drugs and chemicals?

Madman said:

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What is the motivation for getting rid of the body?

I would assume to hide the presence of certain drugs and chemicals?

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He was likely on SSRIs and judging from one pick was maybe transitioning, I guess that is why. The other reason would be to hide something even worse like it wasnt even him. The pic of the dead guy with the ear ring scars has my antenna up.

Drew Dunn on Trump's Assassination Attempt

"If our government tried to do an assassination attempt, that's kind of how it would look...That was the DMV of assassination attempts." 😂 pic.twitter.com/BHXLK2jEOQ

— Chief Nerd (@TheChiefNerd) August 16, 2024

🚨WOW.🚨

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna suggests evidence leads her to conclude Trump assassin Thomas Crooks did not act alone:

"I think he had a handler. I think someone was walking him through how to do this." pic.twitter.com/WyuQ3OAk46

— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) August 16, 2024

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The FBI is memory holing this just like they did the JFK files.

There is no justifiable national security threat reasoning for what they did with JFK that is so egregious that to this day 61 years later there are still files that haven't been declassified and released when they never should have been classified To start with.

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….well history tends to repeat so that's why?

I agree this is being memory holed. But why isn't Trump speaking out about this and keeping it from being buried?

I'd love to know what is keeping him so quiet about it…or perhaps in someways, I don't want to know…

Gig em G said:

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I agree this is being memory holed. But why isn't Trump speaking out about this and keeping it from being buried?

I'd love to know what is keeping him so quiet about it…or perhaps in someways, I don't want to know…

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He talked at length about it during his conversation with Elon on X.

FBI. https://t.co/7c6v8GbORf

— Catturd ™ (@catturd2) August 17, 2024

Thanks I'll try to find the full conversation. I don't have X or Twitter and just keep hearing just small sound bites from various media outlets on YouTube.

Coppell97 said:

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FBI. https://t.co/7c6v8GbORf

— Catturd ™ (@catturd2) August 17, 2024

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Who took this photo, and what warranted him/her to take it in the first place?

One of the law enforcement agents who was housed in the building behind where he shot. It was their post before they left it to allegedly go try to find him.

Gig em G said:

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Coppell97 said:

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FBI. https://t.co/7c6v8GbORf

— Catturd ™ (@catturd2) August 17, 2024

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Who took this photo, and what warranted him/her to take it in the first place?

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That photo was one of two photos that Greg with BCSO tactical texted to the command post 30 minutes before Crooks was spotted on the roof. It was taken from the second floor window where he was station in the AGR building

So this was roughly 30 min before the shots at Trump? According to these text messages?

FWIW.

Thanks for sharing hawg.

I will finish this later but does he address these photos and text messages, and does he mention these LEO photos and texts? It mentioned a bike and backpack in the vicinity. Did he return and retrieve anything from the backpack, and if so why was that allowed to happen by any LEO taking photos and reporting on that at 5:40? What happened during this timeframe?

Gig em G said:

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So this was roughly 30 min before the shots at Trump? According to these text messages?

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Yes as I stated in my post

So why was someone aware of a backpack left behind, yet allowed to retrieve anything from said backpack?

It's odd to me that LEO are taking photos and texting about a suspicious person lurking, suspicious person leaving a bag that they are aware of, and then half an hour later suspect is shooting at the former President. Wouldn't someone on that team be securing or confiscating that backpack at minimum?

Gig em G said:

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So why was someone aware of a backpack left behind, yet allowed to retrieve anything from said backpack?

It's odd to me that LEO are taking photos and texting about a suspicious person lurking, suspicious person leaving a bag that they are aware of, and then half an hour later suspect is shooting at the former President. Wouldn't someone on that team be securing or confiscating that backpack at minimum?

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The bicycle and backpack didn't belong to Crooks. That was all debunked a week ago by a local reporter who interviewed the guy who owned the bike.

Owner of bike should put that pos bike on ebay. This is America man. Somebody will pay top dollar for a bike famously thought to be the Trump shooter's but was later debunked.

Stat Monitor Repairman said:

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Owner of bike should put that pos bike on ebay. This is America man. Somebody will pay top dollar for a bike famously thought to be the Trump shooter's but was later debunked.

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He was some random guy that was riding across the country and just happened to have stopped by to hear Trump while taking a break. It was some kind of expensive high end bicycle. I'm still trying to find the interview so I can repost it. It's somewhere back in the fact thread.

Wut?

Local Cop, Not Secret Service, Shot Trump Rally Shooter First via @RepClayHiggins. https://t.co/tLXXl6Bf0f

— @amuse (@amuse) August 19, 2024

That just seems impossible to believe.

If the locals shot first then I have to rework much of what I believe about the day.

Based on media currently, erbody has aready forgot

Appears to be new footage of sniper Thomas Matthew Crooks at the Butler rally before shooting President Trump pic.twitter.com/srmgVv81qr

— Jack Poso 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) August 19, 2024

Who is he following in the blue shirt/sunglasses with a big "lump" in his left hip?

I think this puts to bed the Maxwell is Crooks line of questions. His face is much more mature here than in the previously available HS shots. Or more like the other character anyway.

If this happened to Biden or any other Dem, we'd still have 24/7 news coverage about it. But since it happened to OrangeManBad, let's discuss Shamala's progressive so inspiring didn't look at your buddy's notes idea to no tax tips.

You guys keep up the work on the hunting for truth, but it won't accomplish anything at the end of the day. Sad state of affairs but let's face it, it is the reality in which we live.

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Appears to be new footage of sniper Thomas Matthew Crooks at the Butler rally before shooting President Trump pic.twitter.com/srmgVv81qr

— Jack Poso 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) August 19, 2024

Who is he following in the blue shirt/sunglasses with a big "lump" in his left hip?

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His handler.

I saw a theory that makes a lot of sense for a few reasons. His handler coaxed him into going to the rally with a gun and some bombs in hopes of him being caught. The FBI could do what they do best, say they prevented another atrocity thus justifying more money, by preventing a shooting a bombing. The handler thought there was no way he would have actually been able to get anywhere near the president much less get a shot.

It is either that or behind the scenes the powers put in a skeleton crew knowing there was going to be a shooter and the rest is history.

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Raiderjay said:

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Appears to be new footage of sniper Thomas Matthew Crooks at the Butler rally before shooting President Trump pic.twitter.com/srmgVv81qr

— Jack Poso 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) August 19, 2024

Who is he following in the blue shirt/sunglasses with a big "lump" in his left hip?

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His handler.

I saw a theory that makes a lot of sense for a few reasons. His handler coaxed him into going to the rally with a gun and some bombs in hopes of him being caught. The FBI could do what they do best, say they prevented another atrocity thus justifying more money, by preventing a shooting a bombing. The handler thought there was no way he would have actually been able to get anywhere near the president much less get a shot.

It is either that or behind the scenes the powers put in a skeleton crew knowing there was going to be a shooter and the rest is history.

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Discussed near the top of this page.