WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following the attempted assassination of President Trump, the tragic death of Corey Comperatore, and the serious injuries sustained by two other innocent Americans, America First Legal (AFL) has launched a flurry of investigations into the federal government’s activities before, during, and after July 13, 2024.
Congress has charged the United States Secret Service (USSS) with the responsibility to protect many individuals—from the President, Vice President, their immediate families, and former Presidents, to visiting heads of foreign countries and other individuals. The USSS, which is a component of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), has no more important role than protecting the life and safety of those individuals whom Congress has designated in need of protection. Throughout its existence, countless agents within the USSS have dedicated their lives and risked their personal safety to advance this vital mission. All Americans admire the agents’ courage and dedication to their mission.
However, following the attempted assassination of former President Donald J. Trump on July 13, 2024, public reporting has indicated that requests from components of the USSS for additional resources to fulfill protective missions for protectees—including President Donald J. Trump—may have been rejected by DHS and USSS leadership. In particular, this includes requests made by the Special Operations Division of the USSS for additional resources to enhance its critical mission of ensuring the safety and security of all protectees.
The American people deserve to know if such requests were made and rejected anywhere within the broader DHS enterprise. Further, the American people deserve to know the extent to which DHS leadership anticipated and prioritized resources for the physical safety and security of all USSS protectees. Undoubtedly, the agents within the USSS should have the best available equipment and every resource at their disposal to ensure that each one of their protectees–regardless of who they are–remain free from harm.
This is particularly so because the Biden Administration knows how to prioritize resources when it wants to. Since January 20, 2021, DHS has dedicated unprecedented resources to facilitating the mass entry of illegal aliens into the United States. DHS has spent billions upon billions of dollars on releasing illegal aliens into the United States, funding nonprofits and NGOs, and otherwise utilizing taxpayer resources to facilitate the entry of illegal aliens into the country. This includes the reassignment of federal law enforcement personnel to facilitate such releases.
The American people deserve to know if DHS and USSS provided the agents on the ground with anything other than the best resources and support possible to ensure the safety of all protectees. The American people also deserve to know the full extent to which DHS has reallocated and prioritized resources to facilitate the entry of illegal aliens into the United States. And the American people deserve to know how DHS and the Department of Justice responded to the attempted assassination of President Trump.
Accordingly, AFL has filed dozens of FOIAs as part of this investigation, which include, but are not limited to, requests for the following information:
- Whether requests for additional resources from the Secret Service were denied by DHS. Click here.
- Communications from DHS front office officials discussing President Trump’s Secret Service detail throughout the course of the Biden administration. Click here.
- Records regarding how Secret Service resources were allocated on July 13, 2024, including how many agents were on President Trump’s Secret Service detail and whether or not agents were removed from the detail. Click here.
- Records related to Secret Service requests for assistance from other law enforcement components of DHS. Click here.
- The number of DHS personnel dedicated to or reassigned to process aliens at the Southern border. Click here.
- All text messages, call logs, Microsoft Teams messages, and emails to or from DHS Secretary Alejandro Majorkas, DHS Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Deputy Secretary Kristie Canegallo, and DHS Chief of Staff Jonathan Davidson on July 13, 2024. Click here.
- All communications and records created by or provided to key figures at the DOJ and FBI, including Attorney General Merrick Garland and FBI Director Christopher Wray. Click here.
- All records and information on shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks from DHS, the FBI, and the U.S. Secret Service. Click here and here.
The American public deserves full transparency as to the circumstances that surrounded this tragic day in American history. America First Legal is absolutely committed to obtaining these records from the government on an expedited basis, and will provide the results of its investigation to the American people.
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