DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa lawmakers are among the many raising questions and concerns surrounding the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday, July 13.
Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley is requesting records and responses from the U.S. Secret Service (USSS), Department of Homeland Security, Department of Justice and Homeland Security’s Inspector General.
Grassley wrote in a letter to the USSS and Homeland Security saying, “I write today for information concerning whether USSS policies and procedures were followed prior to, during, and after the assassination attempt.”
Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks, another Repubilcan, is also calling for an investigation and answers.
"We have to protect the presidents and the past presidents,” Miller-Meeks said. “So, if we don't do that and we can't find out number 1, the truth, number 2, who made what decisions and number 3, hold that person accountable, then you incorporate that change into going forward. So, I think it's very important to have these investigations."
Miller-Meeks’ brother is a former Secret Service Agent, and after talking with him, said the incident in Pennsylvania raises questions about the shooter's whereabouts that day and what communication between USSS and local law enforcement was like.
In Grassley’s letter, he calls the lack of information from the agencies "unacceptable."
All this happing before and the same week of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee.
Miller-Meeks attended the convention and said she felt very safe with the increased security presence, adding that the attempted assassination showed the Republican party how important it is to take its message to the public.
"We have not been deterred at all by what happened, and you saw that with President Trump, we feel right with him, we're gonna fight, fight, fight,” Miller-Meeks said.
Grassley also raised concerns regarding longstanding USSS issues that ‘threaten the agency’s core protective mission.’
On Thursday afternoon, Grassley also requested records from Pennsylvania law enforcement agencies.
Specifically, Grassley is asking for:
- All video and audio recordings in their possession made before, during and in the aftermath of the rally; as well as
- Documents containing post and security assignments, perimeter assignments, individual responsibilities, delegations of authority, cooperative agreements between local, state and federal law enforcement agencies, security planning, advance security inspections and any similar records related to local security plans made for the Trump rally.
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