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Thread #173399   Message #4205815
Posted By: Rain Dog
21-Jul-24 - 04:03 AM
Thread Name: BS: American Presidential race 2024
Subject: RE: BS: American Presidential race 2024
I see from an article in The Guardian that hard questions will be asked of all those responsible for security at the Trump rally.

Gunman at Trump rally flew drone over fairgrounds earlier on day of shootings

They mention the following:

"New information about Crooks’ intensive planning for the attack has also been gleaned from 14,000 browser history links in his phone. While he did not leave an ideological manifesto common to many mass-shooting perpetrators, FBI investigators have disclosed that online searches linked in his phone showed that he’d researched school shootings. He reportedly searched Michigan school shooter Ethan Crumbley and had a mugshot of him on his phone.

Crooks also performed internet searches on next month’s Democratic convention and Joe Biden, depressive disorder and explosive materials and chemical compounds. Crooks brought a pair of homemade bombs to the rally designed to be set off with a remote fireworks igniter, as well as a bulletproof vest and three 30-round magazines later found in his Hyundai Sonata."

I know that the investigation is still ongoing but are the police obliged to update the media as the investigation continues?

Another story today

US Secret Service rejected previous Trump team requests for more resources – reports

I guess more will come to light when Kimberly Cheatle testifies before the US House of Representatives oversight committee on Monday. Then we will have to wait until the investigation is completed, published and then the various spins applied.

I hope security is improved for the remainder of the campaign.