The new Acting Secret Service Director says the agency was never told would-be assassin Thomas Matthew Crooks was on the roof of the nearby building — until after he started shooting at former President Donald Trump, RadarOnline.com can reveal.
At a press conference on Capitol Hill, Ronald Rowe addressed the July 13 assassination attempt by 20-year-old Crooks, saying the agency was only working with the information there was a “suspicious individual” lurking outside the perimeter of the building.
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Ronald Rowe attemped to address the criticism the agency faced for its failure to prevent the assailant from targeting Trump.
Around the 5:30 minute mark of the conference, Rowe stated: “At 6 PM former president Trump took the stage to begin remarks and based on what I know right now, neither the Secret Servicecounter-sniper teams nor members of the former president’s security detail had any knowledge that there was a …