DHS And Secret Service SUED Over First Trump Assassination Attempt

A watchdog group has sued the Department of Homeland Security and the Secret Service.

In the lawsuit filed by the conservative watchdog group America First Legal, the suit alleges the Secret Service and the DHS illegally concealed records relating to Trump’s first assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania.

AFL, in the suit, claims they filed multiple requests to access documents and public records concerning the assassination attempt but has yet to receive any documents.

Gene Hamilton, AFL senior counsel, stated, “We are committed to obtaining these records so that the American people can see for themselves exactly what senior DHS leadership was prioritizing in its mission, and why more resources were not devoted to the protection of President Donald J. Trump.”

/1🚨SUING SECRET SERVICE🚨

We just sued the Secret Serice and DHS for illegally concealing records regarding the first assassination attempt of President Trump, such as:

🔎Potential staff shortages
🔎Hiring standards
🔎Communications from Mayorkas and key gov’t officials pic.twitter.com/xHWFeKudff

— America First Legal (@America1stLegal) September 19, 2024

Check out what Fox News reported:

A conservative legal watchdog group is heading to court to get the U.S. Secret Service and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to explain how gunman Thomas Crooks had been able to “fire a relatively simple shot that came within an inch of killing President Trump and struck fellow Americans.”

In a lawsuit filed Thursday, America First Legal alleges that the Secret Service and DHS illegally concealed government records related to the attempted assassination in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13. The organization claims it submitted multiple public records requests about the incident but still has not received any documents.

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“On July 13, the American people watched in horror as a lunatic attempted to assassinate former President, and current candidate for President, Donald Trump,” Gene Hamilton, AFL senior counsel said in a statement.

“Today, there is widespread and bipartisan acknowledgment that there were catastrophic failures that tragic day and in the weeks and months ahead of it. We are committed to obtaining these records so that the American people can see for themselves exactly what senior DHS leadership was prioritizing in its mission, and why more resources were not devoted to the protection of President Donald J. Trump,” Hamilton said.

AFL requested documents pertaining to the Secret Service’s staffing shortages, hiring and employment standards and all communications to or from Secretary Alejnadro Mayorkas and two senior DHS official Kristie Canegello and Jonathan Davidson.

Read @DailyCaller: DHS, Secret Service Sued For Refusing To Release Trump Assassination Attempt Documentshttps://t.co/0MGketPbk8

— rebekazeljko (@rebekazeljko) September 19, 2024

Per The Daily Caller:

America First Legal (AFL) filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Secret Service (USSS) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Thursday for allegedly concealing government documents in relation to the July 13 assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump.

AFL alleges that the DHS and the USSS blocked requests to obtain information about staffing shortages, employment standards and communications between department officials that related to the assassination attempt in Butler County, Pennsylvania. The AFL claims that it has not yet received any of the records and has accused the DHS and USSS of “illegally concealing” documents despite requesting and meeting all standards for expedited processing.

“On July 13, the American people watched in horror as a lunatic attempted to assassinate former President, and current candidate for President, Donald Trump,” Gene Hamilton, executive director of AFL, said in a press release. “Today, there is widespread and bipartisan acknowledgment that there were catastrophic failures that tragic day and in the weeks and months ahead of it. We are committed to obtaining these records so that the American people can see for themselves exactly what senior DHS leadership was prioritizing in its mission, and why more resources were not devoted to the protection of President Donald J. Trump.”