Hawley Introduces Bill To Declassify Information On Trump Assassination Attempt

Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) introduced a bill on Thursday that would declassify information about the circumstances surrounding the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump earlier this month.

The legislation from Hawley would require the Director of National Intelligence and other officials to declassify information related to Secret Service plans leading up to the rally and its response to the attack. Hawley has been pushing Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to provide more information on the shooting as whistleblowers have reached out to his office.

“We need the truth about the assassination attempt against President Trump. We can’t let the federal government hide behind the ‘classified’ label. This investigation must be done out in the open for the American people to see – no more stonewalling, no more evading questions. Time for accountability,” Hawley said.

The bill would require information on the identity, motive, method, and actions of the shooter to be declassified, as well as information on preparations for the rally, the response to the attack, and information on the FBI’s investigation into the shooting.

Hawleys legislation would also mandate that the Director of National Intelligence submit a report to Congress on the assassination attempt.

Previous whistleblowers have told Hawley’s office that the rooftop where a gunman shot at Trump during the rally was abandoned by law enforcement due to heat.

Hawley said earlier this week that a whistleblower told his office that law enforcement was supposed to have a person stationed on the building where 20-year-old Thomas Crooks shot at Trump. Hawley said the whistleblower had direct knowledge of Secret Service plans to secure the event. During the shooting, Trump and two supporters were injured, while 50-year-old Corey Comperatore was killed.

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“In fact, the whistleblower alleges that at least one individual was specifically assigned to the roof for the duration of the rally, but this person abandoned his or her post due to the hot weather,” Hawley wrote in a letter to Mayorkas. “The whistleblower further alleges that concerns over the heat prompted law enforcement to forego patrolling Building 6 and instead to station security personnel inside the building.”

Another whistleblower told his office that Secret Service agents refused an offer from local law enforcement to use drones to help secure the rally site in Butler, Pennsylvania.

The FBI’s investigation into the assassination attempt is still ongoing.

Former Trump Doctor Blasts FBI Director Over Suggestion Trump Was Not Hit By Bullet During Assassination Attempt

Rep. Ronny Jackson (R-TX) ripped into FBI Director Christopher Wray on Friday over his suggestion that former President Donald Trump was not struck by a bullet earlier this month during an assassination attempt during a rally in Pennsylvania.

In an open letter posted on social media, Jackon, who was Trump’s doctor when he was president, reprimanded Wray over his congressional testimony where he said that it was unclear what hit Trump’s ear. Jackson said that medical records and his own examination confirmed that Trump had been hit by a bullet.

“The would-be assassin fired multiple rounds from a relatively close distance using a high-powered rifle, with one bullet striking the former President, and now the Republican Nominee for President, in his right ear,” Jackson wrote. Two others were injured during the attack and 50-year-old Corey Comperatore was killed.

During his testimony on Wednesday, Wray said that Trump may have been hit by shrapnel or glass and not a bullet.

“There is absolutely no evidence that it was anything other than a bullet,” Jackson wrote on Friday. “Congress should correct the record as confirmed by both the hospital and myself. Director Wray is wrong and inappropriate to suggest anything else.”

Jackson also gave an update on Trump’s health in the letter, saying that he was doing well.

“As such, I want to reassure the American people and the rest of the world, that President Trump is doing extremely well,” Jackson said. “He is rapidly recovering from the gunshot wound to his right ear. I will continue to be available to assist President Trump and his personal physician in any way they see fit and will provide updates as necessary and with the permission of President Trump.”

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Trump also sharply criticized Wray on Thursday, hitting him for his handling of the FBI.

“FBI Director Christopher Wray told Congress yesterday that he wasn’t sure if I was hit by shrapnel, glass, or a bullet (the FBI never even checked!), but he was sure that Crooked Joe Biden was physically and cognitively ‘uneventful’ – Wrong!” Trump posted on Truth Social. “That’s why he knows nothing about the terrorists and other criminals pouring into our Country at record levels. His only focus is destroying J6 Patriots, Raiding Mar-a-Lago, and saving Radical Left Lunatics, like the ones now in D.C. burning American flags and spray painting over our great National Monuments – with zero retribution.”