Missouri Republican Senator Josh Hawley sent letters to the U.S. Secret Service (USSS) and the Department of Homeland Security On Wednesday, DHS leaders detailed a new whistleblower's claim that Secret Service leadership is trying to conceal the level of protection provided to former President Donald Trump.
The letter to USSS Director Ronald Rowe and DHS Inspector General Joseph Cuffari rebutted the whistleblower's claims that government auditors are being denied access to certain Trump campaign events in order to cover up these apparent deficiencies in protecting the former president.
“Of course, you have publicly stated that former President Trump receives the “highest level of Secret Service protection” and that he “gets everything.” This new information from whistleblowers disturbingly contradicts your public statements,” Hawley wrote in his letter to Rowe.
In his letter to Cuffari, Hawley said the whistleblower's new allegations were that “Secret Service headquarters blocked several auditors from accessing recent events related to the Trump campaign.”
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Senator Josh Hawley (left) sent a letter to USSS Director Ronald Rowe asking about whistleblower claims about security vulnerabilities at the Trump International Golf Course in West Palm Beach, Florida. (Joe Raedle and Tierney L. Cross/Bloomberg)
“The Secret Service whistleblower maintains that the denial was intended to conceal the fact that the former president does not receive consistent levels of security assets for all of his liabilities,” Hawley wrote. “You should be aware of these allegations, which indicate that the Secret Service is not actually cooperating with your auditors and is instead painting a false picture.”
The Secret Service could not immediately be reached for comment.
Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump defiantly raises his fist in the air after an assassination attempt left him with a lacerated ear in Butler, Pennsylvania. (Photo: Jeff Swensen/Getty Images)
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Since the July 13 assassination of the former president in Butler, Pennsylvania, Hawley has been collecting whistleblower claims to expose potential USSS shortcomings and errors.
About two months after 20-year-old gunman Thomas Crooks shot Trump in the ear, Hawley released a lengthy whistleblower report detailing various allegations against the agency.
Acting Director of the United States Secret Service Ronald Rowe Jr. addresses the media at a news conference providing an update on the investigation into the alleged assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Monday, September 16, 2024. (Mega for Fox News Digital)
Hawley discovered “a complex pattern of negligence, sloppiness and gross incompetence that stretched back years and culminated in an attempted assassination that came close to success,” the report said.
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The Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs passed Hawley's bill requiring DHS to turn over all information regarding the July 13 and September 15 assassination attempts against Trump.
Crooks' shots during the first assassination attempt resulted in the death of rally participant Corey Comperatore, a husband and father of two children. Crooks also shot and seriously wounded two other rally participants, James Copenhaver and David Dutch.
