Trump shooting: Local police provide timeline of events before assassination attempt | FULL

The House Homeland Security Committee held a hearing Tuesday on the assassination attempt against former president Donald Trump, which included Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) Commissioner Col. Christopher Paris and Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) National President Patrick Yoes acting as witnesses.

Members of the committee said they traveled to the site of the shooting in Butler, Pa. in the days prior to the hearing and asked Col. Paris whether the slope of the building was too much of an angle for officers to be placed on top of, which Col. Paris testified that it wasn’t. On Monday, U.S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle testified that the slope of the building was too steep for agents for agents to be positioned on.

Col. Paris testified that when the shooter Thomas Crooks was first identified as a suspicious person "the PSP member received that information and verbally turned around and gave it to the Secret Service, our (PSP) member was provided a number to which the picture that had been taken by the ESU (Butler Emergency Services Unit) members — that was on that group thread — to which that should be sent. Our member did that, and to our understanding that was some element of the Secret Service."

When asked about the incident that involved an officer being hoisted up to see who was on the roof of the building before Crooks pointed his rifle at the officer who quickly retreated, Col. Paris testified that it was only "seconds" before Crooks started shooting at former president Trump, correcting statements he gave earlier in the hearing saying minutes went by after the officer first saw Crooks with the rifle on the roof of the building.

News broke during Tuesday's hearing that Cheatle had tendered her resignation.

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[LMAA]

This is not for your soapbox Mr Swalwell. This is a hearing to ASK witnesses questions.

[Clofty]

Our neighborhoods are not battlefields TODAY. But Americans should have the ability to defend themselves in case one day their neighborhood becomes a battlefield. When the government takes away rights they will move on to the next right to take away. They should be more worried about handguns than ar-15’s. The majority of gun violence is done with handguns. This is also by a landslide. The failure of the secret service should NEVER result in stripping away my right to hold the power to defend myself against a tyrannical government. This has nothing to do with hunting.

[vegan-cannibal]

I hope she finds peace. I pray god ease her familys pain and keep her close. I hate everything shes stood up for during the past 7 years. That said she was still an American. I don't believe she was ever a good and faithful servant so ive nothing else good to say about a woman that spent her life lying to the American people.

[laurie]

Prayers to Ms Sheila and her family. I don’t care which side we are on. At a time like this there are NO sides. May Ms. Jackson Lee flight home to our Lord be peaceful and full of Love ❤🙏

[LMAA]

Mr Correa, why aren't you sharing what they shared with you???

[williammolley]

Why do they not use drones to do surveillance in outer perimeter areas at rallies

[thatcurlyhairguynamedJoe-plxv]

What the basic procedure when you see a suspicious person with a gun i really think their more to this story its like all common sense was lost or that was exactly their plan except trump move his head

[palestinelucas]

They should hire hollywood to resolve this issue as they protect all american presidents in movies 😂

[ChristyKSweet]

The Butler ESU left the inside posting. Col Paris should resign

[noraferguson]

Thompson, we aren't stupid. Withdraw the bill!

[artmccartan]

SJL use of the F bomb along with her belittling subordinates will surely be missed by Benny Thimpson and ithers of his ilk.

[Jacksonoaks]

Mr Giminez ty for focussing on SS as the ones trained on protectee training. local LE is not trained in that. It’s not the same thing. :(

[jamesstokes]

This is just a reminder that the democrats are scared of the orange man.

[Phantomlv]

52:00 oh stfu, u didn’t ask a damn question

[cherylcobern]

The Governor of PA should be held accountable as well.. He had a responsibility to be sure that rally was as secure as possible. He failed.

[jplant]

Conclusion: Congressmen and women aren't necessarily the brightest bulbs. Of the 10000 questions they asked, 1% of them were pertinent to the PSP. Col. Paris is not with the Secret Service, he's not part of the Butler ESU. Repeatedly (for hours....literally...) asking him questions about things not in his purview is pointless. It's like grilling the quarterback coach about why the punt coverage is bad. What a waste of everyone's time.

[cugine]

Why is the P.A. state police investigating the Secret service Sniper?

[joshm.]

Each agency might have been on one channel but each agencies representative was probably in one operation room or command post. Stop making this a 1 channel problem. Who exactly was in the operation room calling the shots?

[joelveloz]

Has anyone suggested the use of a lie detector test on the director’s of the secret service, FBI, and any other group Including everyone involved and the first lady asking them the proper questions individually. The guilty will always lie and nothing is gained by questions publicly.

[Jacksonoaks]

Paris is very articulate and professional and honestly pretty transparent without messing up the potential further investigations. Cheatle should take notes. lol