The Unwanted Unknowns

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The Unwanted Unknowns

In just over a few months we have experienced two confirmed political attacks targeting a presidential candidate. Each of those events has gained some clarity but also inspired some officials to predict the next potential occurrence to avoid repeating past security failures. Yet investigators should never presume they cannot be mistaken or a public accusation is warranted lacking the necessary evidence. We are in the early stages of official investigations but some desire to name the next potential attacker precipitously. This has in past cases lead to more public confusion and officials misinforming the very people who employ them. Unwanted questions and unknown motivations can linger despite the best attempts or intentions of law enforcement to close a case…

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A Public Review of the Secret Service pt. 2

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A Public Review of the Secret Service pt. 2

The seeming culture of entitlement and several failures of the United States Secret Service has been apparent for decades to many people. Repeated failures span from the attack on president John F. Kennedy to Congressional investigations regarding corruption within the same agency five decades later. Kennedy’s death is the most infamous dereliction that resulted in the firing of no one in particular. Neither the Secret Service’s leader or any person in the Kennedy detail was publicly held to serious account or fired. That precedent would extend for decades as the Service racked up hundreds of complaints, dozens of charges, and several performance failures. A noticeable minority of its members would neglect to adequately guard sitting presidents. By two thousand-thirteen US Secret Service had accumulated great notice for its spiraling mistakes. The administrations failed range both political parties and negligence would occur during several occasions...

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Historical Intelligence and Modern Political Assassination

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Join researchers Rob Clark, Joe Borelli, and their guest author Carmine Savastano to discuss historical intelligence and the attempted Trump assassination. They inspect security lapses, the shooter, several missed opportunities to foil the plot, and the future political landscape.