Overview
- Secret Service agents discovered the elevated stand on Thursday near Palm Beach International Airport with a direct view of the president’s deplaning area.
- The FBI took investigatory lead, flew in forensic resources, and is using cellphone analytics after federal teams processed the scene over the weekend.
- Authorities reported no individuals at the site and no disruption to presidential movements, and a White House official said Trump used the small stairs Sunday under heightened security.
- A law enforcement source said the stand appeared to have been in place for months, and another source told CNN there is currently no indication it was built to target the president.
- A portion of Southern Boulevard was temporarily closed during the response, and the discovery comes weeks after Ryan Routh’s conviction and last year’s Butler rally shooting.