Senators are now accusing the Secret Service of trying to make local law enforcement into “a scapegoat” for the Trump rally shooting after its acting director testified this week about why gunman Thomas Matthew Crooks wasn’t spotted in advance in Butler, Pennsylvania.
Ronald Rowe, during his Capitol Hill testimony on Tuesday, appeared to blame local police for not seeing Crooks on top of the building from which he ultimately fired from. However, on Wednesday, the district attorney of Butler County disputed Rowe’s account and told Fox News that local snipers were not responsible for monitoring that rooftop.
“I think they’re looking for a scapegoat,” Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., told The Washington Times following Rowe’s testimony.
“This has a lot of CYA [cover your a–] feel to it,” added Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo.
BUTLER DISTRICT ATTORNEY SAYS LOCAL SNIPERS WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ROOFTOP SHOOTER FIRED FROM
Acting Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe testifies to…
