Tag: attempt
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Alex Jones fighting attempt to sell his social media account rights in Infowars auction
Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones is seeking to protect his personal social media accounts from being sold in the upcoming auction of his Infowars media platform to pay more than $1 billion he owes relatives of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, claiming selling those accounts would violate his privacy and deny him a chance to make a fresh start…
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First audio of 911 calls from Trump assassination attempt
The first call came in at 6:12 p.m. “Gunshots at the Trump rally,” a woman’s voice exclaims. “Gunshots —” “Yep,” the emergency dispatcher interrupted. “The police are on the way there.” “Better get over here quick!” Following that 15-second phone call, a barrage of others flooded into Butler County’s 911 communications center over the next…
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House task force details security failures before first Trump assassination attempt
WASHINGTON — The Secret Service did not properly plan and coordinate with local law enforcement ahead of former President Donald Trump’s July 13 campaign rally, where he was shot at in an assassination attempt, a new report says. The interim report by the House task force investigating the attempt on his life that day says…
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Independent review finds systemic Secret Service failures enabled first Trump assassination attempt
An independent, bipartisan review identified “numerous mistakes” by the U.S. Secret Service and “specific failures and breakdowns” that enabled the assassination attempt that injured former President Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, in July. The panel, made up of four former senior law enforcement and government officials, also warned of another catastrophic security lapse if the Secret Service does…
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Independent review finds systemic Secret Service failures enabled first Trump assassination attempt
An independent, bipartisan review identified “numerous mistakes” by the U.S. Secret Service and “specific failures and breakdowns” that enabled the assassination attempt that injured former President Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, in July. The panel, made up of four former senior law enforcement and government officials, also warned of another catastrophic security lapse if the Secret Service does…
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Trump to rally in Butler, PA, for first time since assassination attempt
Share Harris to survey storm damage in North Carolina today Harris will travel to North Carolina today to survey the damage left behind by Hurricane Helene. The vice president will receive a briefing about the ongoing recovery efforts across North Carolina, and she will share how the federal government is supporting emergency response efforts across…
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As Trump returns to assassination attempt site, Secret Service is “at a breaking point,” officials say
As Donald Trump visits Butler, Pa., today for the first time since he narrowly survived an assassination attempt there, current and former Secret Service agents fear another security lapse. A dozen current and former US Secret Service agents told NBC News that an increased workload and a lack of sufficient staffing have brought the agency to “a…
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Elon Musk says he will attend Trump rally in Pennsylvania at site of July assassination attempt
Elon Musk said late on Thursday he will attend Donald Trump’s rally in Butler, Pennsylvania later this week, an event which will mark the former U.S. president’s return to the town where he survived an assassination attempt in July. “I will be there to support!” Musk replied, to a post by Trump on social media platform…
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Voters blame ‘extreme’ rhetoric for contributing to attempt on Trump’s life
A majority of voters blame “extreme political rhetoric” from some politicians and media figures for contributing to the assassination attempt targeting former President Donald Trump in Florida earlier this month, according to the latest NBC News poll, part of a rising trend across a decade-plus of violent attacks on political figures. Slightly more than half…
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Inside Eric Adams’ ‘clumsy’ attempt to hinder foreign bribery probe
As federal investigations swirled around Eric Adams over the past year, the New York City mayor stuck to a familiar script. “As a former member of law enforcement, I expect all members of my staff to follow the law and fully cooperate with any sort of investigation — and I will continue to do exactly…