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Democrat Sen. Blumenthal Warns ‘American People Will Be Shocked, Astonished and Appalled’ by Report on Secret Service Failures in Trump Assassination Attempt

Sen. Blumenthal warns the report on the assassination attempt on Trump will “shock, astonish, and appall” the American public. (Credit: Fox News)

Democrat Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) warned that the American public would be ‘shocked, astonished, and appalled’ by the level of incompetence and failure within the Secret Service surrounding the July 13, 2024, assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump.

Trump almost got killed during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, by Thomas Crooks, an armed assailant who somehow infiltrated the rally, climbed onto rooftops, and fired off multiple shots.

Crooks, who had been seen staking out the rally beforehand, was able to carry a gun onto a rooftop, leap between buildings, and crawl across a metal roof before launching his attack.

According to Kimberly Cheatle, the former director of the Secret Service, security was a “colossal failure.”

The Gateway Pundit has published exclusive reports indicating the assembled group yelling, which included local patriot Greg Smith.  The group could see the sniper team on the second floor.

Smith could also allegedly see that the second-floor sniper team was watching Crooks for a half hour prior to the shooting, doing nothing.

Chilling texts, which were obtained by the New York Times from local law enforcement, detail the frantic communications of counter snipers.

One of the countersnipers sent a message to his colleagues indicating that his shift was ending. At approximately 4:26 PM, he observed a suspicious individual—later identified as the assailant, 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks—sitting on a picnic table just 50 yards from the exit.

“Guys I am out. Be safe,” the sniper wrote. “Someone followed our lead and snuck in and parked by our cars just so you know. I’m just letting you know because you see me go out with my rifle and put it in my car so he knows you guys are up there.”

He added that Crooks was “sitting to the direct right on a picnic table about 50 yards from the exit” in a message sent at 4:27 PM, a little over 90 minutes before the gunman fired. The two other countersnipers responded with a thumbs-up emoji and a “Roger that.”

Since that dark day, there has been little explanation from authorities as to how such a catastrophic failure in security could have occurred.

Even more damning is the revelation that former Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle and her agency reportedly denied repeated requests for increased security by worried agents assigned to Trump’s detail.

Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) shared whistleblower information about the dismal training provided to Homeland Security personnel assigned to protect Trump during the Butler rally.

According to the whistleblower, these agents received only a “two-hour online webinar” as their preparation for the high-stakes event. The training was described as inadequate, with pre-recorded videos riddled with technical glitches.

Blumenthal, speaking to reporters on Capitol Hill, promised that an upcoming report on the incident will reveal damning details about the Secret Service’s failures that day.

“I think the American people are going to be shocked, astonished, and appalled by what we will report to them about the failures by the Secret Service in this assassination attempt on a former president,” Blumenthal said.

This comes after acting U.S. Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe briefed senators on Thursday during a closed-door meeting, providing an update on the ongoing investigation into the attempted assassination, Fox News reported.

Blumenthal was tight-lipped on the specifics of the report but made it clear that the findings would expose a litany of errors.

“I’m not going to go into what we have learned in specifics. I’m giving you my reaction, and we will have a report very, very soon that I think will absolutely shock the American people, or it should, about the lapses and lags in the protection that was afforded that day, and the breakdown in communication, failure, and responsibility.”

He went on to blast DHS for its lack of transparency, calling out the department for withholding critical information.

“I think they also ought to be appalled and astonished by the failure of the Department of Homeland Security to be more forthcoming, to be as candid and frank as it should be to them in terms of providing information. And we are going to absolutely insist on the truth, and the whole truth, in documents and testimony, not only as members of the United States Senate but also as citizens.”

“It will be coming out shortly. And it’ll only be an interim report because there’s a lot more information that we need to find,” Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., told Fox News.

“And we hope once this report comes out and we can get the additional information necessary to have a complete report of what happened, as well as steps of what we need to do in the future to make sure that this never happens.”

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VALLEJO — Even though he has laid his roots in retirement elsewhere, the rough-and-tumble place C.C. Sabathia grew up and its characters who helped him along the way were still on his mind when the phone rang Tuesday afternoon with good news.

Sabathia, 44, will be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame this summer alongside Ichiro Suzuki and Billy Wagner, receiving 342 of a possible 394 votes (86.8%) in his first time on the ballot.

He will go in wearing a Yankees cap on his plaque. But Vallejo will be in his heart.

“Being from Vallejo and being from the Bay Area is something I’m very proud of,” Sabathia said on a conference call after the announcement. “I think most people know my story at this point, the trials and tribulations I had coming out of Vallejo, so I’m very proud of where I came from and where I’m sitting today.”

In case you haven’t read his best-selling biography or watched the HBO special, Sabathia’s path to Cooperstown started in a tough part of town called “The Crest.” Before accumulating 251 wins or 3,093 strikeouts — the 14th pitcher ever to reach both milestones — he had to overcome a battle with alcoholism, and before that, his own father’s substance-abuse issues resulted in him being raised primarily by his mother, Margie, and grandmother, Ethel.

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Abe Hobbs, the new Vallejo High baseball coach at the time, knew he had something special on his hands when Sabathia’s cousins introduced them the summer before his freshman year.

“I can hear their raspy voices like it was today saying, ‘Coach, you’ve got to meet my cousin,’” Hobbs said in a phone interview. “I came home and told my wife, ‘I met a guy who’s gonna pitch in the big leagues. She was like, ‘What are you talking about?’ I said, ‘There’s an eighth grader running around these streets that is a gigantic, athletic guy. I don’t know if he’s going to pitch, if he’s going to play first base, but he does things that other kids don’t do.’”

A three-sport start at Vallejo High, Sabathia excelled as a defensive end in the fall, a power forward in the winter and in the spring raked at a .500 clip while reaching 97 mph on the radar gun. Eventually, he settled on pitching and was drafted 20th overall by Cleveland, becoming the youngest pitcher in the majors when he made his debut at 20 years old in 2001.

Sabathia went 17-5 and finished runner-up in the American League Rookie of the Year — to his fellow inductee, Ichiro — but would eventually earn his own hardware in the form of the 2007 AL Cy Young, a 2009 World Series championship with the Yankees and six All-Star appearances.

He hoped he would be drafted by the San Francisco Giants, who selected Tony Torcato one pick earlier, then thought he would spend his entire career in Cleveland. But 11 of Sabathia’s 19 seasons came in New York, which he now calls home with his highschool sweetheart, Amber, and their four kids, while working in the commissioner’s office.

All the while, Sabathia never forgot where he came from.

“People talk about the dirt and the soil and they’re so, so proud of where they came from. With CC, it’s real,” said Hobbs, who maintains a relationship with Sabathia. “That Vallejo pride was instilled from the first time I’m sure he said the word. … People don’t realize the amazing accomplishment it is to come from where he was to where he is now.”

Signs of Sabathia’s philanthropy are all over his hometown, from the North Vallejo Little League field he helped renovate to the high school diamond that now bears his name. Each year, he provides a $25,000 donation to Vallejo High athletics, and he also runs free camps and backpack drives through his PitCCh In foundation.

“I know there are so many folks in Vallejo that are so excited about his induction and so grateful not just for his achievements on the field but all the contributions that he and his wife, Amber, have made in our community,” Vallejo mayor Andrea Sorce said. “They have been such wonderful ambassadors for Vallejo and have made the city so proud.”

Hobbs said he is expecting a call from Sabathia to celebrate and that he plans to attend the July 27 ceremony in Cooperstown if he’s invited. Knowing Sabathia, he said, “This will act as another catalyst for him to help some other people.”

When the phone call came with the news, Sabathia said he was overcome by emotions.

“Just thinking about my journey, my family, my wife, my dad, my mom, all the different people who played a huge role in me getting to where I am today,” he said. “It was just a wave of emotions. Thankful. Blessed. And super happy.”

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