My Interview With Former FBI Sniper Chris Whitcomb — How Did the Secret Service Fail to Protect Donald Trump
14 July 2024 by Larry Johnson
Chris Whitcomb is an old, dear friend. We did some talking head appearances in the aftermath of 9-11 and have stayed in touch over the years. Chris served honorably with the FBI HRT as a sniper and, after retiring from the FBI, did some very interesting work for my former three-letter outfit. I have identified some of the Secret Service failings in preventing the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. But I turned to Chris to get a genuine sniper’s perspective. I think you will find his insights profound and informative.
Excellent assessment of what went wrong protecting Donald Trump. The rooftop the shooter used should have had identified security on it, but it didn't. This interview goes through all the technical details of what happened, and what went wrong. At the very least, Trump should have had better protection.
The other interesting point raised was that a ladder was used by the shooter to gain access to the rooftop that was already on site. This begs the question of why it was there in the first place on a weekend.
