Federal law enforcement officials told CBS News that online accounts purporting to belong to the 20-year-old gunman who attempted to assassinate former President Donald Trump are fake.
account Claimed The date of the attack, July 13, was the shooter's “first appearance” date, but federal law enforcement officials investigated further and determined the account did not belong to the shooter, Thomas Matthew Crooks. (RELATED: FBI identifies gunman who allegedly tried to kill Donald Trump)
FBI Reportedly “Premiering July 13th. Watch as it unfolds,” Crooks told US senators at a briefing on Wednesday. The account was linked to the gaming platform Steam.
Louisiana Republican Chairman Mike Johnson Declared He intended to set up a select committee of the House of Commons to investigate the assassination attempt and the “shocking security failures” of the incident.
The House of Representatives will today hold a full investigation into this tragic incident.
The American people have a right to know the truth, and we will be having Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle and appropriate officials from the Department of Homeland Security and the FBI appear before the Committee for a hearing as soon as possible.
— Speaker Mike Johnson (@SpeakerJohnson) July 14, 2024
FBI Director Christopher Wray is scheduled to testify next week at a House Judiciary Committee hearing on the FBI investigation.
Today, Ohio Republican Chairman Jim Jordan claimed that a whistleblower told the committee that the United States Secret Service (USSS) “did not have adequate resources” for Trump's campaign rallies due to “staffing shortages” caused by the NATO summit and an event hosted by First Lady Jill Biden in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. according to To the press release.
Jordan has sent Wray a list of questions about the assassination attempt and the FBI's investigation for his testimony next Wednesday, July 24.
At a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, Crooks fired several shots at Trump, wounding him in the ear, seriously wounding two other protesters and fatally wounding former volunteer fire chief Corey Comperatore.
Every man should aspire to be a father and husband like Corey Comperatore.
He died yesterday trying to protect his wife and daughter from a gunman at a Trump rally.
He literally took a bullet for his family.
May he inspire millions of people to be better people. pic.twitter.com/ui10L01B6b
— Anthony Pompliano 🌪 (@APompliano) July 14, 2024
