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Text Messages Show Authorities Flagged Trump Shooter, Biden Proposes Big Changes to Supreme Court, Venezuelan Election Results Questioned | July 29

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🗓️ 29 July 2024

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TOP NEWS | On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down: Fox News Digital obtained text messages that show that law enforcement flagged Thomas Crooks as suspicious at least 90 minutes before he fired at former President Donald Trump.  President Joe Biden has proposed sweeping changes to the Supreme Court, including ending lifetime appointments. Iowa’s heartbeat law protecting the unborn goes into effect.   Venezuelan elections officials claim that President Nicolás Maduro has won reelection.  Following a strike in Israel over the weekend that left 12 children and teens dead, Israel says Hezbollah will be held "responsible." Relevant Links Listen to other podcasts from The Daily Signal: https://www.dailysignal.com/podcasts/ Get daily conservative news you can trust from our Morning Bell newsletter: DailySignal.com/morningbellsubscription   Listen to more Heritage podcasts: https://www.heritage.org/podcasts Sign up for The Agenda newsletter — the lowdown on top issues conservatives need to know about each week: https://www.heritage.org/agenda Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Text messages indicate that law enforcement flag the shooter of the Trump rally 90 minutes

0:06.7

before he opened fire. I'm Virginia Allen and this is the Daily Signal Top News for Monday, July 29. There is new information related to the assassination attempt on former

0:27.8

President Donald Trump just over two weeks ago. Fox News Digital obtained text messages that show that law enforcement

0:35.6

flagged Thomas Crooks as suspicious at least 90 minutes before he opened fire on Trump. A text was sent in a group chat to Beaver County, Pennsylvania

0:46.8

emergency services officers. The text message to the group read, I did see him with a rangefinder looking towards the stage, FYI.

0:55.8

If you want to notify SS snipers to look out, I lost sight of him.

1:00.1

A follow-up message said, call it into command and have a uniform check it out.

1:06.1

Uniform referring to a uniform police officer.

1:09.2

That text was sent over an hour before the gunman opened fire.

1:14.0

Another text warned that the young man had parked close to the law enforcement vehicles.

1:19.0

An hour before the shooting, officers flagged that Crooks was on the move and had

1:25.2

positioned himself near the American Glass International Building.

1:29.5

Tomorrow morning, the Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing examining the security failures

1:35.3

that led to this assassination attempt on Trump.

1:39.1

Acting Director of the United States Secret Service, Ronald Rode Jr. will testify along with Deputy Director of the

1:45.6

FBI Paul Abate.

1:48.2

And no doubt this breakdown of communication in these text messages is going to be at the center of the senator's questions

1:54.8

during tomorrow's hearing. President Joe Biden has proposed sweeping changes to

2:01.6

the Supreme Court, including ending lifetime appointments.

2:05.6

Instead, Biden argues that justices should serve an 18-year term.

2:11.2

Here with us to discuss more is Heritage Foundation Senior Legal Fellow and

2:15.4

host of the SCODUS 101 podcast. Jean-Carlo Conoparo. Jean-Carlo,

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