FBI says Trump was struck in the ear by a bullet in assassination attempt

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FBI says Trump was struck in the ear by a bullet in ************** attempt

Washington — The FBI stated Friday that former President Donald Trump was injured by a bullet after FBI director Christopher Wray testified earlier this week that there was still “some question” about what grazed Trump’s right ear during the ************** attempt at his rally in Pennsylvania earlier this month.

“What struck former President Trump in the ear was a bullet, whether whole or fragmented into smaller pieces, fired from the deceased subject’s rifle,” the FBI’s Office of Public Affairs said in a statement provided to CBS News.

Earlier Friday, *********** Rep. Ronny Jackson of Texas, who served as physician to former President Donald Trump at the White House, said that Trump was hit by a bullet in his right ear. 

Jackson wrote in a memorandum to “concerned citizens of the ******* States” that was shared to

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that he has continued to monitor Trump’s health following the ************** attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13.

“The would-be ********* fired multiple rounds from a relatively close distance using a high-powered rifle, with one bullet striking the former president, and now the *********** nominee for president, in his right ear,” Jackson wrote.

He said he has reviewed Trump’s medical records from Butler Memorial Hospital, where he was treated for a “gunshot wound to the right ear,” and agrees with the initial assessment and treatment from the medical staff at the hospital.

“There is absolutely no evidence that it was anything other than a bullet,” Jackson wrote. He said that Trump is “rapidly recovering” from the wound and doing “extremely well.”

The memo from Jackson appears to have been prompted by comments FBI Director Chris Wray made to the House Judiciary Committee during an oversight hearing Wednesday, during which he said Trump’s ear was grazed by either shrapnel or a bullet.

“With respect to former President Trump, there is some question about whether it was a bullet or shrapnel that hit his ear,” he said.

Trump attacked Wray for his comments, writing on social media that the ********* people no longer have confidence in the FBI. He also claimed Wray

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because he allegedly lied to Congress about President Biden’s health.

“There was no glass, there was no shrapnel. The hospital called it a ‘bullet wound to the ear,’ and that is what it was,” the former president

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Trump tapped Wray to lead the FBI in 2017 after ******* former director James Comey.

The FBI said in a statement Thursday that Wray provided “extensive congressional testimony” about the bureau’s investigation into the *********, which left one rally-goer ***** and Trump and two attendees injured.

“Since the day of the *******, the FBI has been consistent and clear that the ********* was an attempted ************** of former President Trump which resulted in his injury, as well as the ****** of a heroic father and the injuries of several other victims,” the FBI said. 

The bureau said a “********* reconstruction team” is examining evidence from the scene of the *******, including bullet fragments. 

Referencing Wray’s comments, Jackson wrote in his memo that Congress should correct the hearing record “as confirmed by both the hospital and myself.”

Jackson served in the White House Medical Unit during President George W. Bush’s administration. He was physician to the president under President Barack Obama and Trump, who appointed Jackson as chief medical adviser and assistant to the president in January 2019.

Jackson was elected to Congress in 2020 and represents Texas’ 13th Congressional District.

In 2022, Jackson was demoted by the Navy from rear admiral (lower half) to captain after an investigation from the Pentagon’s internal watchdog found he engaged in inappropriate conduct during his time with the White House Medical Unit.

Released in March 2021, the Pentagon’s probe found Jackson “disparaged, belittled, bullied and humiliated”  subordinates and drank recklessly during presidential trips, when he was in charge of providing medical care and treatment to U.S. officials.

Jackson retired from the Navy in 2019. Trump had selected him to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs in 2018, but reports of misconduct, including allegations that he drank on the job and overprescribed medications, derailed his nomination.

— Andres Triay contributed to this report. 

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Melissa Quinn

Melissa Quinn is a politics reporter for CBSNews.com. She has written for outlets including the Washington Examiner, Daily Signal and Alexandria Times. Melissa covers U.S. politics, with a focus on the Supreme Court and federal courts.

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