As of July 21, 2024, unanswered questions include:
As of July 21, 2024, unanswered questions include:
*Why the federal agents failed to act quickly on the information they had.
*Why the federal agents failed to act quickly on the information they had.
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*Why the agents did not shoot first
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*Why the agents did not shoot first. (Secret Service took nearly 6 seconds.<ref>[https://nypost.com/2024/07/24/us-news/secret-service-took-6-seconds-to-stop-trump-gunman-thomas-crooks/ Secret Service took nearly 6 seconds to stop Trump gunman Thomas Crooks while he got off 8 shots: report].
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By Ronny Reyes, ''New York Post'', July 24, 2024</ref>)
*Why the agents did not notify [[Trump]]
*Why the agents did not notify [[Trump]]
*Why the agents did not postpone the speech 5-10 minutes to assess and address the threat
*Why the agents did not postpone the speech 5-10 minutes to assess and address the threat