Didn’t know shooter had gun before Trump took the stage: Secret Service director
Secret Service Director Kim Cheatle admitted she should have been clearer in her interview with ABC News Senior Justice Correspondent Pierre Thomas last week when saying agents were not put on the building's roof because of the roof's sloped nature.
"I should have been more clear in my answer when I spoke about where we placed personnel in that interview," Cheatle told the House Oversight Committee. “What I can tell you is that there was a plan in place to provide overwatch, and we are still looking into responsibilities and who was going to provide overwatch, but the Secret Service in general, not speaking specifically to this incident when we are providing overwatch, whether that be through counter snipers or other technology, prefer to have sterile rooftops."
Cheatle also said that if the Secret Service had information there was a threat to Trump, they wouldn't have brought him on stage, but the information wasn't passed along to them. She said the Secret Service did not know the gunman had a weapon before Trump took the stage.
She also admitted that the FBI has told her that the shooter flew a drone over the rally site.
-ABC News’ Luke Barr