Butler County DA pushes back against Trump shooting testimony from Pennsylvania state police commissioner [Video]

BETHEL PARK, Pa. – The Butler County district attorney pushed back against the Pennsylvania state police commissioner’s testimony as law enforcement continues to point fingers over the security lapse at former President Trump’s Pennsylvania rally.

In a press release Wednesday, Butler County District Attorney Richard Goldinger attempted to clarify the succession of events following Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) Col. Christopher Paris’ congressional testimony.

Paris said Tuesday that in a meeting before the shooting, “We were told that Butler [Emergency Services Unit] ESU was responsible for that area, by several Secret Service agents on that walk-through,” referencing the building from where Thomas Crooks took shots at the former president. 

Paris said it was his understanding that ESU officers left their post to look for a suspicious person. He said he was not sure if those officers could have seen Crooks if they had stayed at their post.

Goldinger said that Paris’ testimony “misstated” local law enforcement’s response after snipers first spotted Crooks 20 minutes prior to …