Officials in Butler County, Pennsylvania, refuse to release 911 recordings from the rally in which former President Donald Trump was injured in an apparent assassination attempt — despite mounting questions about the incident and the actions of law enforcement agencies.
Nearly two weeks after the July 13 shooting, the public remains in the dark about some basic points along the timeline, including when rally attendees alerted law enforcement to the gunman climbing onto a nearby roof and how federal, state, and local officers coordinated once he opened fire. Recordings of calls to emergency services could help shed light on what happened.
Soon after the shooting, The Intercept submitted a request to Butler County for copies of........