Senator points to 'mistake' Secret Service made in blame game over sweeping building where Trump shooter was
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Senator James Lankford, R-OK, argued that Secret Service was responsible for sweeping the building, not local law enforcement, prior to former President Trump's Pennsylvania rally.
They should never have allowed the president to step on that stage. Sarah Rumpf-Whitten is a breaking news writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business.
The lawmaker said that officials leading the investigation into Trump's assassination attempt tried to pass the blame by saying that local law enforcement was responsible for the "outer layer" where Crooks was stationed with an AR-15-style rifle. She is a native of Massachusetts and is based in Orlando, Florida.
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