{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.hawley.senate.gov/new-whistleblower-allegations-hawley-reveals-law-enforcement-supposed-to-cover-roof-at-butler-pa-trump-rally/", "NEW WHISTLEBLOWER ALLEGATIONS: Hawley Reveals Law Enforcement Supposed to Cover Roof at Butler, PA Trump Rally", "2024-07-22", "2024", "2024-07", "Republican", "Senate", "MO", "Josh Hawley", "H001089", "www.hawley.senate.gov", "hawley", "https://www.hawley.senate.gov/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "Today U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, demanding answers for new whistleblower information that suggests law enforcement personnel were assigned to be on the roof of the building on the day of President Trump\u2019s attempted assassination, but the post was abandoned.\n\n\u201cContrary to Director Cheatle\u2019s public statements about the \u201csafety\u201d of the sloped roof of American Glass Research Building 6, one whistleblower with direct knowledge of Secret Service planning for the event alleges that there was supposed to be a law enforcement presence on the roof that day [\u2026] but this person abandoned his or her post due to the hot weather,\u201d wrote Senator Hawley.\n\n\u201cThe whistleblower further alleges that concerns over the heat prompted law enforcement to forego patrolling Building 6 and instead to station security personnel inside the building,\u201d Senator Hawley continued.\n\nOn Friday, Senator Hawley was on the ground visiting the scene in Bulter, Pa. following the attempted assassination of President Trump. Multiple whistleblowers have come forward confirming the event was considered a \u2018loose\u2019 security event. As a result, Senator Hawley has demanded that the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee launch a comprehensive, transparent investigation into the incident with sworn testimony from DHS and Secret Service officials.\n\nRead the full letter here or below.\n\nJuly 22, 2024\n\nThe Honorable Alejandro Mayorkas\n\nSecretary\n\nU.S. Department of Homeland Security\n\n2707 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave SE\n\nWashington, D.C. 20528\n\nDear Secretary Mayorkas:\n\nSince my last correspondence to you on July 19, additional whistleblowers have contacted my office with troubling information about the assassination attempt on former President Donald J. Trump.\n\nContrary to Director Cheatle\u2019s public statements about the \u201csafety\u201d of the sloped roof of American Glass Research Building 6, one whistleblower with direct knowledge of Secret Service planning for the event alleges that there was supposed to be a law enforcement presence on the roof that day. In fact, the whistleblower alleges that at least one individual was specifically assigned to the roof for the duration of the rally, but this person abandoned his or her post due to the hot weather. The whistleblower further alleges that concerns over the heat prompted law enforcement to forego patrolling Building 6 and instead to station security personnel inside the building.\n\nAdditionally, I have heard from a DHS official that Homeland Security Investigations has nearly completed a report on its personnel\u2019s involvement in providing security for the July 13 rally. Please furnish a copy of this report to my office immediately.\n\nTo inform ongoing investigations, please respond to the following questions by no later than July 26, 2024:\n\nIf the whistleblower\u2019s allegations are accurate, when did the individual abandon the post?\n\nWhich law enforcement units were assigned to the roof? Please provide all security plans indicating which units were assigned to the roof and the building.\n\nDid any law enforcement personnel fail to report to their assigned stations that day?", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:32:29Z"]], "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/new-whistleblower-allegations-hawley-reveals-law-enforcement-supposed-to-cover-roof-at-butler-pa-trump-rally/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8953558281064034, "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"}