Acting Secret Service Director: I ‘Could Not, and I Will Not and I Cannot Understand’ Why the Roof Was Not Secured

PETERS Director Rowe in ░░░░░░░░ testimony here today as ░░░░░░░░ as in your written ░░░░░░░░ you said very very ░░░░░░░░ that you can t ░░░░░░░░ why that building could ░░░░░░░░ with the shooter on ░░░░░░░░ of it was not ░░░░░░░░ covered You were very ░░░░░░░░ you cannot defend that ░░░░░░░░ my question to you ░░░░░░░░ my understanding is that ░░░░░░░░ s a detailed site ░░░░░░░░ that is done prior ░░░░░░░░ an event to identify ░░░░░░░░ threat points So talk ░░░░░░░░ me about that site ░░░░░░░░ I m sure you ░░░░░░░░ had a chance to ░░░░░░░░ at it now after ░░░░░░░░ And how did that ░░░░░░░░ survey get approved when ░░░░░░░░ was so clear that ░░░░░░░░ was a major threat ░░░░░░░░ that building ROWE Thank ░░░░░░░░ senator So our Pittsburgh ░░░░░░░░ office did the advance ░░░░░░░░ that advance not only ░░░░░░░░ they discussing amongst themselves ░░░░░░░░ mitigating the line of ░░░░░░░░ but also they were ░░░░░░░░ with other agencies that ░░░░░░░░ supporting it Our counter ░░░░░░░░ met with their counterparts ░░░░░░░░ team lead and team ░░░░░░░░ met they walked the ░░░░░░░░ they identified the AGR ░░░░░░░░ And if I may ░░░░░░░░ if I could point ░░░░░░░░ something right now if ░░░░░░░░ may and we will ░░░░░░░░ this for the record ░░░░░░░░ this is the point ░░░░░░░░ view this is from ░░░░░░░░ second floor of the ░░░░░░░░ building This point of ░░░░░░░░ is the point of ░░░░░░░░ where the counter sniper ░░░░░░░░ locally was posted The ░░░░░░░░ arrow indicates where the ░░░░░░░░ fired from Looking left ░░░░░░░░ was the assailant not ░░░░░░░░ when we were told ░░░░░░░░ building was going to ░░░░░░░░ covered that there would ░░░░░░░░ been a face to ░░░░░░░░ that afternoon When our ░░░░░░░░ leads met this was ░░░░░░░░ view Let me show ░░░░░░░░ another view senator This ░░░░░░░░ is a reenactment by ░░░░░░░░ of my agents laying ░░░░░░░░ There s a five ░░░░░░░░ rise on the middle ░░░░░░░░ that roof The assailant ░░░░░░░░ have had to present ░░░░░░░░ bore over that to ░░░░░░░░ his shot off The ░░░░░░░░ underneath reflects the perspective ░░░░░░░░ he would have had ░░░░░░░░ I call your attention ░░░░░░░░ to the first exhibit ░░░░░░░░ they d had looked ░░░░░░░░ Give me C This ░░░░░░░░ what our counter sniper ░░░░░░░░ saw Shooter no elbows ░░░░░░░░ barely make out the ░░░░░░░░ of his head Below ░░░░░░░░ the assailant up prone ░░░░░░░░ let me just tell ░░░░░░░░ our counter sniper this ░░░░░░░░ I know him I ░░░░░░░░ him a friend he ░░░░░░░░ covered me operationally in ░░░░░░░░ zones and when I ░░░░░░░░ my time on the ░░░░░░░░ s detail He exemplifies ░░░░░░░░ courage the skill and ░░░░░░░░ ability to respond under ░░░░░░░░ stress in such short ░░░░░░░░ to neutralize the threat ░░░░░░░░ prevent further loss of ░░░░░░░░ Getting back to your ░░░░░░░░ senator these were discussions ░░░░░░░░ were had between the ░░░░░░░░ field office the local ░░░░░░░░ and everyone supporting that ░░░░░░░░ that day And that ░░░░░░░░ why when I laid ░░░░░░░░ that position I could ░░░░░░░░ and I will not ░░░░░░░░ I cannot understand why ░░░░░░░░ was not better coverage ░░░░░░░░ at least somebody looking ░░░░░░░░ that roof line when ░░░░░░░░ s where they were ░░░░░░░░