I served in the FBI for 25 years... here's
who I suspect is to blame for the Trump
assassination attempt security disaster

I remember once back when Clinton was President and he was flying out of Kelly-Lackland one of the local radio stations mentioned that the San Antonio PD was tasked with being sure each overpass and underpass was closed as the Presidential motorcade went down the US 90 expressway.

FTA: "During 25 years with the FBI, I have seen how countless similar rallies were organised and I consider it highly likely that the Secret Service was responsible for security within an enclosed perimeter, while the local police took charge of the wider zone outside." There it is!! As suspected, jurisdictional.......

Enough time has gone by that the ugly details have been buried or altered to protect the guilty or incompetent. We will likely never know the truth. Thats how these things usually go.

Also published by Figliuzzi today was his warning that MAGA terrorists would be assassinating Democrats in revenge for the attempt on Trump. https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2024/07/14/nbcs-figliuzzi-trump-supporters-may-seek-revenge-for-assassination-attempt/ But, then what do you expect from a guy who worked for the corrupt FBI for 25 years before becoming an NBC propagandist?

This whole article reeked with "expert" "know-it-all" stuff. Are we sure that Hannity didn't write it?

This just appears to be an enormous screw up by law enforcement. If the secret service was only responsible for the venue itself, then shouldn't they have requested the local police or state police secure that building? It just seems there was no communication amongst the agencies responsible for security. I thought after 9/11, the communication issue between law enforcement agencies had been solved. Maybe it's a problem on the federal level. The SS and FBI may look down their noses at local and state police. I know from a neighbor of mine who was an ATF agent at the time of the World Trade Center bombing that the piece of evidence that eventually led to the truck rental place was found by someone outside of a federal agency, and when he presented the vin number plate to the FBI, they basically blew it off and told him to throw it away. It was only the persistence of that person that helped the FBI locate the rental agency and names of those who rented the truck that led their arrests. This arrogance on the part of federal law enforcement people seems to be a persistent problem.

I don't see any way the SS snipers could have, "assumed the assassin was a police sniper." They had high-powered scopes and at 150 yards could have seen the pimples on the face of the snot-headed sniper and could almost have read the serial number on his rifle.

Ok. Got it, Frank. Just a quick question, then. How did Crooks who was there to kill Trump just happen to blend in with local police who were protecting the perimeter and help himself to the rooftop and open fire while the SS briefly thought Crooks was one of the local police. SS leadership and local police, did you happen to have a pre-rally briefing to discuss roles and responsibilities and get to meet your counterparts? While we await some answers, MAGA kudos to the SS sniper who correctly read what he saw and dropped Crooks with some expert marksmanship. Mr. President, meet this guy and express your deepest gratitude for his rather fast decision-making.

Maybe the secret service requested more personnel be made available and the Biden people refused the request.

If the local cops were responsible for that zone, then probably the SS countersnipers had to be certain that they weren't seeing some local cop on that roof with a gun. Blue on blue friendly fire is not OK, and I suspect that they ROEs are pretty strict on "out of our zone" engagements where it is difficult to tell who in the heck they might be killing.

The “they were following rules of engagement” argument is bogus BECAUSE they had 3 minutes and didn’t radio for Trump to take cover

If the Secret Service had eyes on this inbred punk...why then did they wait until after he fired what could have been a kill shot to blow this killer into next week? Is it possible another security "screw-up" is planned for the RNC Convention. Pray for Trump's safety?

Not everyone who served in the FBI was ever responsible for Presidential security, so I beg to differ a bit. Those Secret Service Agents have overlay maps showing where everyone involved with security is located, especially guys with guns. They also have two-way radio headgear they use to stay in constant contact with their on-site commander to stop all confusion. I do however agree from whence the shots came was a great location for a S.S. Sniper team, unfortunately, someone got there first. /s

DEI Secret Service means Due Expect Incompetence Secret Service. Thank you Kimberly!

This guy fails to realize that the shooter was on the reverse slope of the roof most of the time, and not visible to the countersnipers near Trump. I have listened to multiple different videos, from different locations, repeatedly. In all cases I hear three quickly paced shots, timed about like a shooter with a semiauto rifle reacquiring the target hurriedly (which means approximately and roughtly) and firing again at max speed. Then a literal flurry of shots, and the two countersnipers on the roof that were very visible had bolt action rifles, at least 2-3 seconds between shots is fastest possible, and the video does not show them working their bolts, so one shot each. I count between for and 7 countersniper shots in around 2 seconds. IMO, this means that there were MANY countersnipers who were able to return fire, not just those two, once they had identified the target. I wonder how many times he was struck? Which of the countersnipers had the best angle on his position. If his head had been hit multiple times withe .300 Win Magnum rifle bullets it wouldn't have been as intact as it appeared in the one closeup that I have seen on the web. I think that the flurry of shots got one head shot, possibly other body shots. But no sources have said how many countersnipers there were, or how many fired. Since some of the "gunshots" may be echos or artifacts from the sound system and mics, I'd say at least 4 countersnipers, maybe 5 to 7 if there were no echos. From some locations, I count only four countersniper shots, but from others 6 or 7. Sound does tricky things, echos and refracts.

another corruptocrat in search of a fig leaf?

I see. The blame will fall on the local cops. You heard it here first. Local cops are the scapecoat.

Frank Figliuzzi - MSNBC goon.

I would like to hear the SS's version of the story. Has Kimberly come out of hiding yet, or like many in the Biden administration, is she on vacation?

All America loving patriots who worked for the FBI retired or resigned in DISGUST...Frank Figliuzzi also left.