Bipartisan House Task Force Investigates July 13 Attempted Assassination of Trump

Sep 4, 2024, 06:02 PM

A bipartisan House task force is investigating the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump in Butler, PA. The task force is requesting documents from the DOJ and FBI, and has sent a letter to the Butler County and Allegheny County coroners for the autopsy report of the shooter, Thomas Matthew Crooks. According to a preliminary congressional report, Crooks was incapacitated by a local police officer before being killed by a Secret Service sniper. The task force aims to uncover security failures by the Secret Service and DHS, with members criticizing the insufficient training provided to protect a presidential candidate. The investigation, which includes requests for transcribed interviews, is ongoing, with efforts to ensure such an incident does not occur again. The attempted assassination took place on July 13.