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Warning: The pursuing video is graphic and whitethorn beryllium disturbing to immoderate viewers.
(NewsNation) — A recently released video shows disorder among authorities successful the contiguous aftermath of the attempted assassination of erstwhile President Donald Trump.
Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, posted the bodycam video connected societal media tract X connected Tuesday.
The video, obtained from the Beaver County Emergency Services Unit, shows authorities connected the extortion of a gathering wherever the gunman, 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks, was changeable and killed moments aft helium wounded Trump and killed a firefighter astatine a run rally July 13 successful Butler, Pennsylvania.
"Beaver County sniper ... sent the pictures out. This is him," idiosyncratic off-camera is heard saying arsenic Crooks' assemblage is seen connected the extortion adjacent to a way of humor and adjacent what appears to beryllium a rifle.
"Rifle's close there," idiosyncratic says, pointing astatine the weapon.
Shortly after, a antheral who appears to beryllium a Secret Service cause is seen talking to local authorities and asking astir a motorcycle adjacent connected the ground.
"Was helium connected that bike," idiosyncratic is heard asking. Then, idiosyncratic replies, "We don't know."
The footage was released connected the aforesaid time Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle resigned pursuing calls to measurement down from lawmakers successful some governmental parties who questioned the agency's actions before, during and aft the shooting.
