Acting Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe, Jr. says his agency was delayed in using a drone system that could have stopped shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks.
Acting Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe, Jr. admitted to the Senate on Tuesday that the assassination attempt against former President Trump was 'a failure of the Secret Service,' and not local law enforcement. Rowe's admission was the most direct assignment of guilt by the Secret Service and investigators since the July 13 shooting. The acting director appeared before the Senate Judiciary and Homeland Security committees on Tuesday alongside FBI Deputy Director Paul Abbate.
Why is the Secret Service dependent upon local a cellular network? Does the Secret Service have a backup plan in place?' asked Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa. That is something … that has cost me a lot of sleep because of the eventual outcome of the assailant. What if we had a geolocated him because that counter-UAS platform had been up?' Rowe said. 'It is something that I have struggled with to understand, and I have no explanation for it. It is something that I feel as though could have perhaps found him. We could have maybe stopped him.
Abbate revealed that the FBI has yet to gain full access to the apps on Crooks' phone, saying some content remains hidden on encrypted messaging apps. Abbate went on to say that the FBI believes it has identified one of Crooks' social media accounts, but they have yet to fully verify its ownership. This is a developing story. Check back here for updates.
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