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Mike Lawler: “Based on reporting, the Secret Service in law enforcement…”

Featuring: Mike Lawler, Republican | U.S. House, New York, District 17

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Congressman Michael Lawler: Bipartisan bill to better protect presidential candidates | 7-16-2024

Published | Video Starts at 00:35

And, you know, you look at what happened to President Trump, there are so many unanswered questions, including how a gunman got on top of a roof with a clear line of sight with no obstruction. And Based on reporting, the Secret Service in law enforcement had him in their sights for up to 25 minutes. Yeah. Now we're hearing reports that there was a suspicious individual by the magnetometer and you hear that he had a sort of a range scope, which is what you use if you're doing a long distance target practice. (00:35–01:39)

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