In the early 1980s, there was a nationwide problem in law enforcement. President Reagan came into office and solved that problem with is institution of Peace Officers Standard Training. Federally mandated training that every cop must have, from the village marshal to the FBI. Everyone. Basic knowledge that every police officer must have.
Yesterday I watched most of the testimony of the Secret Service director, Kim Cheatle, and I was struck by how poorly she had prepared for the inquisition, and her apparent lack of basic tradecraft. She could not answer very basic questions, like how many agents are assigned to the Trump detail, how many were on duty at the time of the assassination attempt and why the glass building was unsecured., She didn't know how many shots had been fired, nor how many pieces of spent brass were found on the roof of the building.
She had no timeline, which is freely available from public news sources. The timeline ain't a secret, it was broadcast live on television. The fact that she didn't have a timeline is utter incompetence.
In short, she appeared totally clueless, totally unprepared, and totally unserious about the assassination. She should be totally unemployed.
One person summed it up well. She sat up there with zero fucks to give, because she fears no repercussions.
ReplyDeleteIf she isn't fired, it will add credibility to the conspiracy theory that the assassination attempt was set up by the WH or the DNC.
ReplyDeleteAnd.....She's Outta There!
ReplyDeleteGood work PawPaw! Knew you could get her fired!
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juvat
She was trying the Hillary Clinton defense, although @Jason, you probably expressed the attitude more succinctly.
ReplyDeleteSteve
I do know that when summoned to the boss, much less Congress, one better have chapter and verse of any relevant information rather than "I don't know" and pious platitudes.
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