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Lawmakers demand answers from Secret Service, Florida to launch investigation

By Andrew Powell

 

Gaetz says he worries about the political element in government agencies.

A second assassination attempt was made against former President Donald Trump on Sunday when a man identified as Ryan Wesley Routh pointed a rifle at him from the perimeter of his golf course in West Palm Beach, Florida.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said during a news conference Monday, that Florida will be conducting its own investigation into the incident, after Routh faced federal charges of felony possession of a firearm and possessing a gun with a defaced serial number.

“I did announce yesterday we’re gonna be doing a state-level investigation. I understand that the feds are involved, but we do believe there were multiple violations of state law, we also believe that there’s a need to make sure that the truth about all this, comes out in a way that’s credible,” DeSantis said.

DeSantis told reporters he doesn’t think it’s best to have the same people currently prosecuting Trump conducting the investigation of the assassination attempt.

“You know, I mean I look at the federal government, with all due respect to them, you know, those same agencies that are prosecuting Trump in that jurisdiction, are now going to be investigating this? I just think that may not be the best thing for this country. Nevertheless, they have their prerogative, and we have our prerogative, so we’ll be making an announcement further along those lines in the ensuing days,” DeSantis said.

Former Secret Service agent Dan Bongino stated during a congressional hearing held recently that the Secret Service had repeatedly nixed security requests from Trump to properly secure his locations. Bongino added the culture has changed since he worked in the Secret Service and has now become politicized.

“From the commentary directed at some of the agents in charge of the Donald Trump detail, which I have heard about, clearly, it appears that for the first time in American history we have a Secret Service that is making decisions that might not be all political, but may have a political tinge to them,” Bongino said…

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