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| Rep. Waltz Not Convinced Trump Shooter Acted Alone |
| 2024-08-23 |
| [Newsmax] A Republican member of the House task force investigating the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump said he doesn't yet "buy" an explanation by the Secret Service and the Department of Homeland Security that the alleged would-be assassin acted alone. Rep. Michael Waltz, R-Fla., told DailyMail.com that Thomas Matthew Crooks' alleged motivation to kill Trump remains unknown. "I don't understand, and I don't have any answers yet to help me understand how the [Secret] Service and DHS came out so quickly and said – and I think the FBI as well, but I'll have to check that – and said, he operated alone," Waltz said of Crooks on Wednesday. "How do you know that mere days into your investigation?" Waltz then added: "You can't tell us his motive, but you could tell us he operated alone? You can't get into these encrypted overseas accounts, but you can tell us he acted alone? So, I don't buy that yet." Waltz said he was worried that a foreign entity or other third-party could have been involved in the attack, during which Crooks allegedly shot Trump in the ear, killed one spectator, and wounded two at the July 13 rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. Crooks, who had been noticed at the site by law enforcement well before the shooting, was shot and killed by a Secret Service sniper. Related: Thomas Matthew Crooks 08/17/2024 As expected, FBI released Butler shooter's body for cremation 10 days after attempt on Trump Thomas Matthew Crooks 08/09/2024 Trump assassination attempt: Pennsylvania police release bodycam from deadly Butler rally Thomas Matthew Crooks 08/04/2024 No counter sniper team at previous Trump rallies in 2024 |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #9 Body cam video shows Butler countersniper taking his standing shot (which would have been #9 of common recordings). This appears in first few seconds of video. Long discussion follows. |
| Posted by: Gromble+Dribble4342 2024-08-23 14:32 |
| #8 This video is an exhaustive analysis of the sound recordings 9 days old. Analyst assumes that the 9th shot misses. Since then video has surfaced which shows a local LEO counter sniper standing in the line of fire, firing the 9th shot. This shooter continues to look through his scope, then turns to his right & raises his left arm in triumph. Some videos have only recently come to light, as the video owners examine what they had recorded at the time. Hundreds of recordings must have been made of the shootings. |
| Posted by: Gromble+Dribble4342 2024-08-23 14:26 |
| #7 Even I could clearly hear the difference in the sounds made by the first cluster of gunshots, followed by the second cluster. Audio analysis of multiple recordings showed it more clearly. I noticed this on 13 July. |
| Posted by: Gromble+Dribble4342 2024-08-23 13:03 |
| #6 we do know Secret Service Pittsburgh employees placed on administrative leave: report So they pushed it down the road. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2024-08-23 10:28 |
| #5 Well, Walz's viewpoint is nobody does anything alone, there must have been a committee somewhere. |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2024-08-23 10:20 |
| #4 Can't tell... Can't tell... Can't tell... One thing we do know is that the Secret Service did not complete their mission. Whether you believe their goal was to protect Trump or whether you believe their goal was to get him whacked, they failed at both. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2024-08-23 09:35 |
| #3 killed by a Secret Service sniper Or not. I thought I read is was a local. |
| Posted by: Bobby 2024-08-23 09:25 |
| #2 As with Kennedy assassination. I hope Robert F. Kennedy Jr. endorses Trump or is given a position in the Trump administration. Perhaps truth for both will be resolved. Deathly fear of democrats should that happen. Democrats have done their best to kick him under the rug. |
| Posted by: Dale 2024-08-23 04:13 |
| #1 "You can't tell us his motive, 2. Can't tell us who was who was in charge of the security detail. 3. Can't tell show us the site security plan. 4. Can't tell us who authorized the sniper team and why. 5. Can't tell us about the sniper team's Rules of Engagement. 6. Can't explain the primary communitions plan. 7. Can't explain the alternate communications plan. 8. Can't tell us who was served as liaison btwn local law enforcement and Secret Service. 9. Post-event walk-through, summaries, after action report (ARR), Lessons Learned? 10. Corrective actions ? |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2024-08-23 02:19 |