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Sen. Rick Scott Presses FBI, Secret Service & DHS on Lack of Transparency & Accountability During Hearing on the Assassination Attempt Targeting President Trump

July 30, 2024

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, 17 days after the attempted assassination of President Donald Trump during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, that resulted in the murder and severe injury of innocent Americans, Senator Rick Scott again demanded accountability and transparency from federal officials during a joint hearing of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee and Judiciary Committee. Since the horrific shooting at President Trump’s rally, Senator Scott has repeatedly pressed the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the U.S. Secret Service (USSS) to hold daily public press conferences to share updates with the American people and answer questions about what happened, who is being held accountable, and how we make sure it never happens again.

 

Senator Rick Scott said, “More than two weeks after the attempted assassination of President Trump, murder of Corey Comperatore, and the severe injury of other innocent and patriotic Americans, the DHS, FBI and USSS have totally failed to deliver the accountability and transparency that this historic and horrific security failure demands. There hasn’t been a single public press conference to answer the American people’s questions, which has caused rumors and speculation about that day to run wild. FBI and the Department of Homeland Security, which the U.S. Secret Service is part of, are facing an unprecedented crisis of integrity. We have seen failure after failure, and there is never any accountability or transparency from the Biden-Harris administration. Nobody is ever fired and the American people are tired of the total incompetence of this administration. During last week’s briefing, I asked if DHS and the FBI would commit to holding daily press conferences on this investigation and I was told that that was a decision that agency leadership needed to make. We need to see that commitment made publicly today if the FBI, DHS and USSS have any intention of rebuilding the credibility that they have lost with the American people.”

 

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