U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Division (CID) agents arrested former Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle less than an hour after she resigned amid wrath over her failure to prevent the assassination attempt on President Trump’s life, White Hat sources told Q-Code.
But there’s more to it. White Hats claim that Cheatle imposed restrictive rules of engagement on Trump’s protectorate a day before the fateful rally, instructing them to fire only if fired upon or if a protectee, like President Trump, was already under attack, like getting shot in the ear.
Her sudden orders conflicted with the agency’s longstanding directive to ensure the safety of presidents and former presidents by any and all means necessary. Prior to the Butler, Pennsylvania, rally, that immutable directive had been in place since the Secret Service’s founding in 1901.
Although heated debates have arisen over whether law enforcement observed Thomas Crooks, the alleged shooter, prior to him opening fire, rallygoers and law enforcement on scene admitted to seeing him entering the security perimeter with a rangefinder. Oddly, at least one Secret Service agent didn’t think it suspicious enough to detain him.