A new BOMBSHELL video of the attempted assassination of Donald Trump shows police officers with guns drawn seconds before the gunman opened fire.
Police officers surrounded the warehouse that Thomas Crooks used as an assassin’s nest to shoot the former president at a July 13 rally.
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The shocking new clip shows officers fully aware of Crooks’ position on the roof moments before the attack.
The 10-minute clip was filmed by a rally attendee next to the building Crooks used as an observation point.
The clip’s audio captures Trump delivering his speech in the background.
The officers around the building become increasingly agitated as Crooks spends more time out of sight.
A police officer can be seen fleeing the warehouse holding his lapel while speaking into a microphone.
Another can be seen walking around the warehouse near the cameraman with his pistol drawn.
A woman begs the cameraman to leave the scene as tensions rise.
She says, “We need to get out of here.
“There are fucking cops surrounding this whole damn building right now.”
The video shows police trying to see Crooks on the roof from the ground.
One officer even stands on a table to try to get high enough to see.
The cameraman tells the woman to “stay small, I don’t know what’s happening”.
Seconds later people start shouting “get out of the way”.
Half a dozen shots ring out as Crooks hits Trump in the ear and kills firefighter Corey Comperatore.
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Snipers killed Crooks on the roof seconds later.
The new footage is the latest clip in a series of mistakes by police and the Secret Service that led to the resignation of the agency’s chief.
Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle has resigned following widespread backlash over her federal agency’s failure to protect the former president.
Messages between three Secret Service countersnipers discussing Crooks’ suspicious behavior, also revealing that they were aware of him, were obtained by New York Times.
Time-stamped screenshots of the conversation refuted claims made in congressional hearings that authorities were only aware of the shooter an hour before the attack on Trump.
Witnesses who saw Crooks climb onto the roof alerted police to the shooter.
Several other people also managed to record him as he stood like a bear on the roof.
One officer climbed onto the roof but came down the ladder after Crooks pointed his rifle at him.
The 2024 Trump hopeful later said he felt a bullet tear through his skin as it pierced the top of his right ear.
He thanked authorities for their quick response to the shooting, offering his condolences to the families of those affected.
“I want to thank the United States Secret Service and all law enforcement agencies for their quick response to the shooting that just occurred in Butler, Pennsylvania,” Trump wrote on Truth Social hours after the shooting.
“Most importantly, I want to extend my condolences to the family of the person who died at the rally and also to the family of another person who was seriously injured.
“It is incredible that such an act could happen in our country. Nothing is known at this time about the shooter, who has since passed away.
“I was hit by a bullet that pierced the upper part of my right ear. I knew immediately something was wrong as I heard a buzzing sound, gunshots and immediately felt the bullet tearing through the skin.
“There was a lot of bleeding, then I realized what was happening. GOD BLESS AMERICA!”
Donald Trump rally filming schedule
Donald Trump was shot at his rally in Pennsylvania on July 13.
1 p.m.: Doors open on the grounds of the Butler Farm Show, where Trump was scheduled to speak at 5 p.m.
4:11 pm: Sean Parnell gave the opening speech.
4:35pm: David McCormick rallied the crowd.
5:30 p.m.: Crowds were still waiting for Trump.
6:03 pm: Trump takes the stage.
6:11 p.m.: Shots were fired as Trump made remarks.
6:12 p.m.: Trump was led off stage by Secret Service agents.
6:42 pm: The Secret Service confirmed that Trump is safe.
7:24 p.m.: The shooter and a rally attendee are confirmed dead by police.
8:42 pm: Trump confirms he was shot in the ear, sharing a statement on Truth Social.
8:49 p.m.: The Secret Service confirms that the shooter and a rally attendee are dead. Two others remain seriously injured.
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