{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.hawley.senate.gov/hawley-releases-new-whistleblower-tip-secret-service-denies-trump-campaign-requests-for-rally/", "Hawley Releases NEW Whistleblower Tip: Secret Service Denies Trump Campaign Requests for Rally", "2024-09-24", "2024", "2024-09", "Republican", "Senate", "MO", "Josh Hawley", "H001089", "www.hawley.senate.gov", "hawley", "https://www.hawley.senate.gov/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) revealed a new troubling whistleblower allegation detailing the Secret Service\u2019s refusal to provide former President Donald Trump with the resources and manpower needed for a rally in Wisconsin\u2014effectively forcing his campaign to cancel the event.\n\nAddressing Director Rowe directly, Senator Hawley wrote, \u201cAt your recent press conference on September 20, you stated that former President Trump is receiving \u201cthe highest level of Secret Service protection\u201d and \u201che\u2019s getting everything\u201d that \u201cthe current president has with respect to Secret Service assets.\u201d\n\nHe continued, writing, \u201cYet according to a whistleblower with direct knowledge of the exchange, Secret Service recently told the Trump campaign that it did not have sufficient assets to secure a potential campaign rally in Wisconsin for the former president.\u201d\n\nRead the full letter here or below.\n\nSeptember 24, 2024\n\nThe Honorable Ronald L. Rowe, Jr.\n\nActing Director\n\nU.S. Secret Service\n\n245 Murray Ln SW, Building T-5\n\nWashington, D.C. 20223\n\nDear Acting Director Rowe:\n\nI write concerning new whistleblower allegations that the U.S. Secret Service effectively forced the Trump campaign to cancel an upcoming event in Wisconsin. This new information calls into question your recent public statements regarding the level of security your agency is providing to the former president. It also suggests that the Secret Service\u2019s inability to fully protect former President Trump may be affecting the conduct of the presidential campaign.\n\nAt your recent press conference on September 20, you stated that former President Trump is receiving \u201cthe highest level of Secret Service protection\u201d and \u201che\u2019s getting everything\u201d that \u201cthe current president has with respect to Secret Service assets.\u201d That same night, Secret Service secured a rally for Vice President Harris in Madison, Wisconsin.\n\nYet according to a whistleblower with direct knowledge of the exchange, Secret Service recently told the Trump campaign that it did not have sufficient assets to secure a potential campaign rally in Wisconsin for the former president. Other whistleblowers with knowledge of Secret Service planning protocols allege that failure to provide protection for a major public event is highly unusual and that a sitting president would never be denied resources in this way.\n\nIf true, this apparent double standard contradicts your public statements and raises troubling questions. Please provide the following information no later than seven days from now:\n\nDid the Secret Service ever tell former President Trump, his campaign, or any related business entities that the agency could not secure a rally event in Wisconsin?\n\nHas the Secret Service ever told President Biden or Vice President Harris that the agency could not secure a campaign event of their choosing?\n\nSincerely,", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:46:43Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.hawley.senate.gov/hawley-releases-new-whistleblower-tip-secret-service-denies-trump-campaign-requests-for-rally/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8912170305848122, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}