U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent letters to both U.S. Secret Service Acting Director Ronald Rowe and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Inspector General Joseph Cuffari, outlining a new whistleblower claim that Secret Service leadership is denying government auditors access to certain events in an effort to hide the fact former President Trump is not getting the highest level of protection.
Senator Hawley wrote to Acting Director Rowe, saying “You of course have publicly stated that former President Trump is receiving ‘the highest level of Secret Service protection’ and that ‘he’s getting everything.’ This new whistleblower information troublingly contradicts your public statements.” The Senator also provided questions to Rowe and his agency, to which he requested prompt responses.
Read the full letter to Acting Director Rowe here.
“According to new whistleblower allegations to my office, Secret Service headquarters blocked several of your auditors from accessing recent Trump campaign events,” wrote Senator Hawley to IG Cuffari. “The Secret Service whistleblower alleges that the denial was in order to hide the fact that the former president is not receiving a consistent level of protective assets for all of his engagements. […] you should be aware of these allegations, which indicate that the Secret Service is not in fact cooperating with your auditors and is instead painting a false picture.”
Read the full letter to DHS Inspector General Cuffari here.
Background
Senator Hawley has led the effort to unveil the truth about the Secret Service failures around the assassination attempts of former President Trump. As part of his ongoing investigation into the July 13 Butler, Pa., rally, Senator Hawley unveiled a comprehensive whistleblower report, chronicling the Biden-Harris Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Secret Service’s failures to protect former President Trump.
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC) also unanimously passed Senator Hawley’s legislation in recent weeks to require DHS to submit to HSGAC any and all information pertaining to both the July 13 and September 15 assassination attempts against former President Trump.
Whistleblowers with information are encouraged to contact Senator Hawley’s office by email at tips@hawley.senate.gov or by phone at (202) 224-6154. Whistleblower identities will be protected against disclosure. Tips from federal employees are protected by the Whistleblower Protection Act, 5 U.S.C. § 2302, which prohibits the federal government from taking any personnel action on the basis of a disclosure of evidence of gross mismanagement, gross waste of funds, abuse of authority, or illegal activity.