Congressional task force on Trump assassination attempt promises thorough investigation, discourages jumping to conclusions
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Members of the bipartisan congressional task force established to investigate the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump promised Monday to get to the bottom of the security failures of that day even if it may be a “slow process,” after the group toured the Pennsylvania rally site where the shooting took place.
Members of the bipartisan congressional task force established to investigate the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump promised Monday to get to the bottom of the security failures of that day even if it may be a “slow process,” after the group toured the Pennsylvania rally site where the shooting took place. Accompanied by local law enforcement, including the Butler County Sheriff and Pennsylvania state police, lawmakers walked the Butler Farm Show grounds where the July 13 rally was held, going first to the area where Trump took the stage and was shot at. The lawmakers then made their way across a small field to a cluster of buildings and climbed on top of the roof where the shooter, Thomas Matthew Crooks, fired from. During a news conference in front of the field where the rally was held, members of the task force repeatedly said their goal was not to jump to conclusions about the failures that day but rather to get at the heart of who was responsible for them. “Getting to the truth is a slow process,” said task force Chairman Mike Kelly, whose district includes Butler. The bipartisan task force, made up of six Democrats and seven Republicans, was approved by the House in an overwhelmingly bipartisan vote of 416 to 0, but the appointment comes at a fraught political time as members work to prove to both parties that they’re thoroughly investigating the attempted assassination. While House Speaker Mike Johnson and Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries have called for members to put politics aside on the investigation, a group of ardent Trump allies on the Hill held their own forum Monday in Washington, DC, lambasting federal officials and calling for quick and strong accountability.
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