Eleanor Norton (DC congresscritter) asking two questions:
Norton: Are you considering closing the area around the White House? Are you considering or have you ever recommended a different fence?
Pierson: We want to make sure that the people have access to the areas around the WH. I look forward to working with you in looking at the challenges that face us.
Norton: Can you handle multiple jumpers, and isn’t it true that your budget has been cut?
Pierson: (ignores multiple jumper question). It is true that our budget has been cut and it’s been a big challenge.
Unbelievable.
Gowdy up..... this will be fun!
I have never worked for the SS at all and I could answer those questioned exactly like she is answering them.
Tried to catch the info, but there are gaps.
Gowdy: Investigate the shots fired?
Response: Confusion - WaPo story
Gowdy: why didn’t your agents find the glass? Housekeeper found the evidence.
Response: Housekeeper found the evidence, not frequented by SS officers
Gowdy: your officers drew their weapons - when did your agency find evidence of the shooting?
Officers drawing weapons...but where is the evidence of backfired car?
Response:
Gowdy: 6-8 times
Also undisputed housekeeper found evidence, but your agency did not find it.
You are not going to tell us that Sequester is the reason your agents could not find this.
Gowdy: given all evidence you were sure it was a car backfired
Response: Park Police
Gowdy: you reached a conclusion that it was not shots fired, give me evidence to support theory and explain why your officers
Gowdy: How is it housekeepers found it an your officers did not
Response: That’s in the family residence
Gowdy: explain to the jury how this happened
Response: shooting at 9:30 pm - shots fired reported and officers swept area, not known until days later that the shots had been found
Gowdy: Website shows training for other things - this is just processing a crime scene. You just need to walk around.
Why wasn’t it done?