Key moments from Secret Service, FBI officials' testimony on Trump rally shooting

Acting Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe and FBI Deputy Director Paul Abbate testified before two Senate committees on Tuesday about the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. Rowe got into some tense exchanges with senators at the hearing over security failures at the rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, earlier this month. Here are a few key moments from the hearing.

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0:00 Acting Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe's opening statement
7:36 FBI Deputy Director Paul Abbate's opening statement
15:49 Sen. Lindsey Graham asks about Secret Service resources
19:26 Rowe outlines views of the Trump shooter on the roof near the rally
25:47 Sen. Amy Klobuchar asks Rowe what went wrong
28:10 Rowe addresses connectivity issues on day of shooting
30:29 FBI deputy director says shooter likely had rifle in backpack
32:55 Sen. Laphonza Butler asks about communication during Trump rally
35:53 Sen. Josh Hawley has tense exchange with Rowe
41:16 Sen. Ted Cruz and Rowe clash
48:46 Abbate says "no doubt" a bullet hit Trump in the ear
49:53 Rowe commits to bringing Secret Service agents before committee

[foodhasastory]

So the shooter was able to fly his drone but the Secret Service couldn't because of WIfi issues that day. So many holes in the protection of the Secret Service.

[jeanniegherardi]

OMG Is Mr Rowe is actually blaming the LOCAL police ???? I thought the Secret Service was the best of the best ?? And the BEST call ALL the shots{no pun intended} So NOW local police TELL the secret service what to do ?? PLEASE EXPLAIN !!!

[victor]

The Secret Service and the Brandon Administration are complicit

[carolgast]

That roof should have been secured by ss. Trump is a former president which falls under federal protection so I blame the Secret Service.

[Cheechandchong]

Blah blah blah, doing everything to save face and cover up what really happened

[childtimematters]

His van, his bicycle, his backpack, he should have been detained until after the rally was over and cleared. This looks so foolish.

[daledeweese]

Listen to the questioning from Lindsey Graham compare to the Republicans that are not corrupt and you got to put him and Mitch McConnell at the top of the list.... I believe there's19 of them that needs to

[Shineon]

This was a 20-year-old KID—and the FBI is “trying to figure out” how he got a gun on the roof?!?

[josephadams]

"I'm all for security, but up to a point" grahm.

This dude needs to go, I don't like the shooter. But you need to abide by the 4th amendment as a senator... come on

[rodrigoquiroz]

Any security team at any discotec would do better job than these supposed to be high top well trained agents. It’s disgusting. They all should renounce before get fired. There is no excuse whatsoever.

[Creevster]

"The agent who messed up is my best friend so lets talk around it"- Anyone else hesr anything differently?

[droptableaccount]

Are we really supposed to believe that a random 20yo guy outsmarted an organization equipped to defend against near-peer adversaries? Give me a break. And nice to see the FBI finally decided there were 8 shell casings on the rooftop, despite the fact that we can hear 3 shots and then 5 shots that are clearly from different locations/guns.

[jeanniegherardi]

Give us answers and THEN we can decide if your at fault or not !!!!

[jefflittle]

That’s crazy that this guy was on the radar so many times and that he was seen with a range finder and he somehow was lost? Also crazy was the fact that there was 2 officers in the window but left looking for Crooks. I’m or a conspiracy theorist but what does it take for a call to delay Trump coming out. The most obvious place for a shooter to get a clear line of site was abandoned several minutes before shooting and there wasn’t the officers looking for him nobody was in the rear oh thought maybe we get on top of the building to look down on the perimeter to find him? This stinks of some bs to me. It’s just too much coincidence to have the perfect storm to leave that building with no eyes on it

[richd]

The local cops in small communities are not experienced enough to deal with this type of threat.

[mikeking]

Rowe how was your changes not already standard protocol? Were you and the former head of SS that grossly incompetent? Not experienced?

[leonardodakimchi]

"We don't know", "We are Investigating"
- The Secret Idiots

Maybe they shouldn't rely on local PD except for directing traffic . I'm sure the SS has enough money to supply all the security in house. its stupid to have a bunch of Barnie Fiffes bumbling around at these events.

[edwardpfingston]

The defense is it wasn't our fault. That's outstanding. What a bunch of clowns!

[childtimematters]

You did know there was a possible dangerous odd behaviored person out there. That is why the President should have stayed in the vehicle. Listen to the number of insane answers. We don’t have time or life for a long investigation before you remove those agents during the investigation. During. During. They are dangerous for any job they are doing NOW.