Secret Service knew of threat to Trump but still let him take stage, lawmakers hear

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The Secret Service knew there was a threat to former President Donald Trump last weekend but still let him take the stage in Butler, Pennsylvania, lawmakers revealed Wednesday.

Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY) said the suspect, identified as Thomas Matthew Crooks, was flagged as suspicious more than an hour before he ultimately fired on Trump from a nearby rooftop.

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