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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

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