Secret Service added security measures for Trump before assassination attempt

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The Secret Service “surged resources and assets” to protect former President Donald Trump before Saturday’s assassination attempt, it has been revealed, due to increased intelligence chatter.

There is no indication that the threat referred to by the National Security Council was that of Thomas Matthew Crooks, the 20-year-old who allegedly fired several shots at Trump during his rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, killing a bystander in the process.

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