Trump attempted assassination task force visits Butler Farm Show grounds

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Trump attempted ************** task force visits Butler Farm Show grounds

BUTLER, Pa. (KDKA) — Members of the task force on the attempted ************** of former President Donald Trump were in Butler County assessing the Butler Farm Show grounds on Monday.

On July 13, a gunman opened ***** at Trump’s rally on the farm show grounds in Butler Township, leading to a bipartisan congressional task force investigating the event and the security lapses that allowed the gunman to ****** at the former president. 

The task force, which includes *********** U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly of Butler and Democratic Rep. Jason Crow of Colorado, got a firsthand look at the venue and surrounding areas on Monday. They also planned to talk with local law enforcement officials about what happened that day. 

Perhaps the most dramatic moment of the tour was when members of Congress were on the roof of the AGR building, where gunman Thomas Matthew Crooks fired eight shots, injuring Trump, David Dutch and Jim Copenhaver and ******** Corey Comperatore.

Task force members said what they saw on Monday raised even more questions.

“It is so important that this task force has the opportunity to do what we did here, to actually walk these grounds, to see this area, to get an understanding of the physical space and where this security shortcoming took place,” *********** U.S. Rep Laurel Lee of Florida said. 

Latest on the Trump ************** attempt investigation

Following the U.S. Secret Services’ investigation into the attempted ************** during a campaign rally on July 13, five people were put on leave. 

This includes the special agent in charge of the Pittsburgh field office, three other officials from the Pittsburgh office and one agent within Trump’s detail. 

“We are examining the processes, procedures and factors that led to this operational ********. The U.S. Secret Service holds our personnel to the highest professional standards, and any identified and substantiated violations of policy will be investigated,” a U.S. Secret Service spokesperson told KDKA.

Report says Butler SWAT operator’s shot delayed gunman

A new report was filed on Aug. 12 by *********** Rep. Clay Higgins of Louisiana detailing the events right after the gunman, Thomas Matthew Crooks, fired shots, injuring Trump when a bullet grazed his ear. 

A Butler SWAT operator shot the gunman’s **** from around 100 yards away, hitting his rifle stock. 

Fragments struck his face, neck and right shoulder area. That delayed the gunman long enough for a ******* States Secret Service ******* to take the fatal shot.

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