Press Releases
NEW Whistleblower Allegations: Hawley Reveals Secret Service Declined Drone Usage Day of Trump Butler Rally
Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent a follow-up letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, demanding his agency turn over all records concerning the United States Secret Service's (USSS) availability or use of drones during former President Donald Trump's July 13 rally. Senator Hawley's letter comes after new whistleblower claims to his office allege that USSS officers at the rally refused to deploy drones—the same technology President Trump's attempted-assassin used to gauge his shots at the former president—to secure the rally before it began. “According to one whistleblower, the night before the rally, U.S. Secret Service repeatedly denied offers from a local law enforcement partner to utilize drone technology to secure the rally....
NEW Hawley Bill Would Declassify Key Docs on Trump Assassination Attempt
Today U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) introduced the Trump Assassination Attempt Transparency Act to require the federal government to declassify any and all information related to the U.S. Secret Service’s preparations for the rally, their interactions with the shooter, and their response to the assassination attempt on July 13. “We need the truth about the assassination attempt against President Trump. We can’t let the federal government hide behind the ‘classified’ label. This investigation must be done out in the open for the American people to see – no more stonewalling, no more evading questions. Time for accountability,” said Senator Hawley. Senator Hawley has been a leader in fighting for answers following the attempted assassination of...
Hawley & Peters’ Bipartisan Legislation Banning Congressional Stock Trading Passes Through Committee
Today legislation negotiated by U.S. Senators Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), Chairman Gary Peters (D-Mich.), Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), and Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) passed out of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC) to ban stock ownership and trading for sitting members of Congress. Earlier this month Senators Hawley, Ossoff, Merkley, and Chairman Peters negotiated the landmark bipartisan agreement. This is the first time a bill banning stock ownership has passed out of committee. “Members of Congress should not be here to turn a profit on the people’s time. They should certainly not be trading or owning individual stocks, especially not in companies they oversee through their government work. This bill takes a...
NEW WHISTLEBLOWER ALLEGATIONS: Hawley Reveals Law Enforcement Supposed to Cover Roof at Butler, PA Trump Rally
Today U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, demanding answers for new whistleblower information that suggests law enforcement personnel were assigned to be on the roof of the building on the day of President Trump's attempted assassination, but the post was abandoned. "Contrary to Director Cheatle’s public statements about the “safety” of the sloped roof of American Glass Research Building 6, one whistleblower with direct knowledge of Secret Service planning for the event alleges that there was supposed to be a law enforcement presence on the roof that day [...] but this person abandoned his or her post due to the hot weather," wrote Senator Hawley. "The whistleblower further alleges that concerns...
Hawley Announces Resolution Demanding Secret Service Director Cheatle’s Immediate Resignation
Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) announced that he will file a Senate resolution, calling for U.S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle to resign immediately after her agency failed to protect former President Donald Trump from a preventable assassination attempt. Tomorrow as soon as the Senate reconvenes, I will introduce a resolution demanding Director Cheatle RESIGN— Josh Hawley (@HawleyMO) July 22, 2024 Last week, Senator Hawley traveled to Butler, PA—the site of the assassination attempt against President Trump—which Director Cheatle has still yet to visit. Senator Hawley has also written to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, demanding the facts behind the Secret Service’s botched...
Hawley Reveals New Whistleblower Allegations Exposing ‘Loose’ Security Ahead of Trump Assassination Attempt
Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), wrote a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, demanding answers behind the U.S. Secret Service's botched security rollout at President Donald Trump's July 13 rally. The letter comes after multiple whistleblowers contacted Senator Hawley's office with disturbing new information behind the assassination attempt on the former president. "Whistleblowers who have direct knowledge of the event have approached my office. According to the allegations, the July 13 rally was considered to be a ‘loose’ security event," wrote Senator Hawley. "For example, detection canines were not used to monitor entry and detect threats in the usual manner. Individuals without proper designations were able to gain access to...
Hawley Requests More Records Behind Assassination Attempt on President Trump, Opens Office Whistleblower Tip Line
Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent two oversight letters related to the assassination attempt on President Donald Trump on July 13. Writing to the Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Senator Hawley requested responsive records related to the Secret Service’s staggering security failures that day. "This incident represents a staggering security failure by the U.S. Secret Service and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to appropriately protect the former president and prevent violence at a peaceful political event. A host of critical questions remain unanswered, and it is vital that the American people know the truth as soon as possible," Senator Hawley wrote. Senator Hawley also sent a letter to BlackRock CEO Larry Fink,...
Hawley, Blumenthal Demand Answers from AT&T, Snowflake After Massive Data Breach Targets Millions of Customers
U.S. Senators Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.)—Ranking Member and Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law, respectively—sent letters to AT&T and data cloud company Snowflake, Inc., demanding answers behind the recent massive data breach that affected millions of subscribers' cellphone information. "Taken together, the stolen information can easily provide cybercriminals, spies, and stalkers a logbook of the communications and activities of AT&T customers over several months, including where those customers live and traveled—a stunning and dangerous breach of its customers’ privacy and intrusion into their personal lives," the Senators wrote. "Disturbingly, the AT&T breach appears to have been...
Hawley Op-Ed: The Promise of Pro-Labor Conservatism
By U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) | July 16, 2024 | Compact Magazine Suffice it to say, Teamsters President Sean O’Brien’s speech came as something of a shock at the Republican National Convention Monday night. The commentariat couldn’t believe he was there. Many of the delegates couldn’t believe how much they agreed with him. As more than one delegate said to me, “That guy makes a lot of sense.”No kidding. The C-suite long ago sold out the United States, shuttering factories in the homeland and gutting American jobs, while using the profits to push diversity, equity, and inclusion and the religion of the trans flag. Once upon a time, the head of General Motors could say, with an entirely straight face, “What’s good for GM is good for America.” Those days are long over.Many Republican...
Hawley Demands Full-Scale Investigation by Congress into Attempted Assassination of President Trump
Today U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent a letter to U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-Mich.), calling on the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC) Chairman to immediately launch an investigation into the attempted assassination of former President Trump at a Pennsylvania campaign rally yesterday. "This HSGAC investigation must include public testimony, hearings, and robust oversight over the relevant federal departments as they respond to this assassination attempt. Sworn testimony must be heard from Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, and Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle. Nothing should be classified or withheld from the public," wrote Senator Hawley. "Our prayers are with President Trump, the...