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Assassination attempts on Trump (view source)
Revision as of 22:03, September 29, 2024
, 22:03, September 29, 2024→Trump's reaction
In the first interview post-incident, "grateful, defiant Trump recounted surviving ‘surreal’ assassination attempt at rally: 'I'm supposed to be dead.'"<ref>[https://nypost.com/2024/07/14/us-news/grateful-defiant-trump-recounts-surreal-assassination-attempt-at-rally-im-supposed-to-be-dead/ Grateful, defiant Trump recounts surviving ‘surreal’ assassination attempt at rally: ‘I’m supposed to be dead’], ''The New York Post'', by Michael Goodwin, July 14, 2024</ref> At his first rally in [[Grand Rapids]], [[Michigan]] Trump said, "I took a bullet for [[democracy]]".<ref>[https://youtu.be/U58ACp5Ke9s 'I Took A Bullet For Democracy': Trump Refutes 'Extremist' Accusations, Denounces Project 2025], Forbes Breaking News, Jul 21, 2024. YouTube</ref>
In the first interview post-incident, "grateful, defiant Trump recounted surviving ‘surreal’ assassination attempt at rally: 'I'm supposed to be dead.'"<ref>[https://nypost.com/2024/07/14/us-news/grateful-defiant-trump-recounts-surreal-assassination-attempt-at-rally-im-supposed-to-be-dead/ Grateful, defiant Trump recounts surviving ‘surreal’ assassination attempt at rally: ‘I’m supposed to be dead’], ''The New York Post'', by Michael Goodwin, July 14, 2024</ref> At his first rally in [[Grand Rapids]], [[Michigan]] Trump said, "I took a bullet for [[democracy]]".<ref>[https://youtu.be/U58ACp5Ke9s 'I Took A Bullet For Democracy': Trump Refutes 'Extremist' Accusations, Denounces Project 2025], Forbes Breaking News, Jul 21, 2024. YouTube</ref>
==Investigations==
===Congress===
[[Rep. Ruben Gallego]], an [[Arizona]] Democrat running for the [[US Senate]] said, “Those responsible for the planning, approving and executing of this clearly insufficient security plan need to testify before Congress and be held accountable."<ref>[https://www.politico.com/news/2024/07/14/secret-service-trump-shooting-rally-00168158 ‘Massive security breach’: Secret Service under scrutiny after gunman got clear shot at Trump], By Josh Geentein and Kyle Cheney, ''[[Politico]]'', 07/14/2024. politico.com</ref>
Secret Service director [[Kimberly Cheatle]] resigned on July 23, 2024, the day after a stultifying testimony before the [[House Oversight Committee]] leaving both Democrats and Republicans with more questions than answers.
FBI director [[Christopher Wray]] testified that the FBI was only investigating [[Thomas Crooks]] and not the malfeasance with the [[Secret Service]] and [[Department of Homeland Security]].<ref>[https://youtu.be/PkQct96tT44 FBI Director Asked If There Are Other Targets Of The Criminal Investigation In Trump Shooting], Forbes Breaking News, Jul 24, 2024.</ref>
===Biden regime FBI===
The [[Biden FBI]], the same agency that ran [[Operation Crossfire Hurricane]] and framed up the bogus predicate for the [[Mar-a-Lago raid]] and [[2024_Presidential_election_interference#Miami_classified_documents_case|Trump classified documents prosecution]], took charge of the alleged "investigation".<ref>[https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/update-on-the-fbi-investigation-of-the-attempted-assassination-of-former-president-donald-trump Update on the FBI Investigation of the Attempted Assassination of Former President Donald Trump], FBI National Press Office, Washington, D.C., July 14, 2024. fbi.gov</ref><ref>[https://consortiumnews.com/2024/07/17/this-time-there-were-multiple-zapruder-films/ This Time There Were Multiple ‘Zapruder’ Films], By Joe Lauria, ''Consortium News'', July 17, 2024. consortiumnews.com</ref>
On July 24, 2024 President Trump and [[House Oversight Committee]] chair [[Rep. James Comer]]<ref>[https://youtu.be/pwGqy-1ECd0 Comer calls for FBI director Christopher Wray's resignation to put an end to their 'dirty tricks'], Fox Business, Jul 25, 2024. YouTube.</ref> called for FBI director [[Christopher Wray]]'s resignation after Wray was called to testify before the [[House Judiciary Committee]] on the status of the investigation.<ref>[https://youtu.be/iKOaBRNsymc Trump Calls For FBI Director to be investigated and fired], Stephen Gardner, Jul 25, 2024 . [[YouTube]].</ref>
On July 29 it was reported that "Trump agrees to give a victim interview to the FBI."<ref>[https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna164006 Trump agrees to give a victim interview to the FBI after assassination attempt],.''NBC News'', July 29, 2024</ref>
===Actions===
On August 23, 2024, it was reported that "Multiple Secret Service agents put on leave."<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/us/multiple-secret-service-agents-put-on-leave-following-trump-assassination-attempt Multiple Secret Service agents put on leave following Trump assassination attempt] ''Fox News'' August 23, 2024</ref>
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