The Secret Service is not providing Donald Trump with consistent protection, and the agency is trying to cover it up, according to a whistleblower.
The troubling allegations were shared with Missouri Senator Josh Hawley (R), who wrote a letter to director Ronald Rowe demanding answers.
The Secret Service has been blocking federal monitors from accessing Trump campaign events where protection is weaker, the whistleblower claimed.
The Department of Homeland Security auditors have only been allowed at select events where Trump is receiving the full level of security.
The DHS monitors have been obstructed to hide Trump's inconsistent protection, the whistleblower said.
“The whistleblower alleges that the Secret Service denied access to [Department of Homeland Security] auditors because the former president is not receiving the full level of protective assets for all of his events, and Secret Service leadership wants to obscure or simply conceal this fact,” Hawley wrote.
The allegations, if true, contradict the public assertion of director Ronald Rowe that Trump is getting the same protection as current president Joe Biden, who signed a law this month mandating equal protection for presidential candidates and sitting presidents.
Concerns about Trump's safety spiked after he survived an attempted assassination in Butler, Pennsylvania on July 13.
A damning Senate investigation found that the Secret Service made crucial mistakes that enabled the gunman to take a clear shot from a rooftop. The oversights came despite Secret Service being notified of "credible" threats that led to counter snipers being posted at the rally.
A second assassination attempt at Trump's Florida golf course in September was thwarted by a Secret Service agent who spotted the gunman's rifle.
While Trump has praised individual agents for protecting him, he has alleged Secret Service is denying him the resources he needs to campaign freely, benefiting Democrats.
Last month in Wisconsin, a swing state, Trump was forced to move an outdoor rally to a smaller indoor venue because of Secret Service shortages.
Trump made a triumphant return last weekend to Butler, where he spoke from behind bulletproof glass and paid tribute to slain firefighter Corey Comperatore.
Despite promises of reform, public skepticism of the Secret Service remains elevated, and Trump has expressed doubts about his personal safety.
“Well, I’m always worried,” he admitted to NewsNation's Chris Cuomo.
“I think that the White House isn’t treating us very good,” he added. “I get crowds that are ten times bigger than anybody else, 20 times bigger than anybody else, and we’re entitled to security.”
