https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2025/07/12/one_year_after_butler_secret_service_fbi_face_new_questions_153040.html
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The bar is so low [for hiring], it's almost like the agency is begging for a tragedy to happen again," one source asserted, noting that the agency lacks a mental health assessment in its hiring process and some obese applicants have been hired and allowed to pass the physical training even though they don't meet previous standards....
On the fateful rally day in Butler, it was a senior counter-sniper who shot and killed Crooks. A local law enforcement officer, Sgt. Aaron M. Zaliponi of the Adams Township Police Department, argues he fired the first shot that may have hit Crooks' rifle and stopped him in his tracks, likely preventing Trump's murder and more casualties..."
Note: I happened to be in PA and decided to visit the Butler Fairgrounds about a week before the '25 anniversary & discovered that they had built a Brand New Red Building on the exact spot where Trump was almost killed.
Condolences:
Corey Comperatore 🙏✝️❤️
