FBI Deputy Director Paul Abbate and Secret Service Acting Director Ronald Rowe are testifying before the Senate Homeland Security and Judiciary Committees.
Sen. Ted Cruz, a Texas Republican, focused on reports that the Secret Service denied requests from Trump's security detail and campaign, and he lambasted the agency's leadership for overseeing what he said were 'catastrophic security failures.'Regarding the rally in Butler, Rowe said 'all assets requested were approved.
was not granted Secret Service protection earlier in the campaign. Rowe said there is a process for a candidate to receive protection, which involves participation from Capitol Hill.The Texas senator also raised claims that Secret Service resources were transferred from Trump's rally to an event in Pittsburgh on July 13 with first lady Dr. Jill Biden.
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