A top FBI official insisted on Tuesday that there had “never” been any question as to whether former President Donald Trump was wounded in the ear by a bullet during an assassination attempt.
FBI Deputy Director Paul Abbate made the assertion during a hearing in the days after his boss, FBI Director Christopher Wray, suggested that shrapnel may have caused the injury.
Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) asked Abbate if the FBI, which is investigating the shooting, had any doubt that Trump was struck in the ear by a bullet at a rally in Pennsylvania earlier this month.
“There is absolutely no doubt in the FBI’s mind whether former President Trump was hit with a bullet and wounded in the ear,” Abbate replied. “No doubt, there never has been.”
.@SenJohnKennedy asks if there’s any doubt President Trump was shot in the ear: “It wasn’t a space laser? It wasn’t a murder hornet? It wasn’t sasquatch? It was a bullet…fired by Crooks that hit president Trump in the ear and almost killed him?”
FBI Deputy Director: “100%” pic.twitter.com/95SQHC5cpZ
— CSPAN (@cspan) July 30, 2024
Kennedy went on to ask, “It wasn’t a space laser? … It wasn’t a murder hornet? … It wasn’t Sasquatch?” He also got Abbate to say the bullet was shot by the gunman, Thomas Matthew Crooks.
A Secret Service sniper shot and killed 20-year-old Crooks while other personnel rushed to protect Trump and escort him off the stage, but not before the former president was struck in the right ear.
One rally-goer, 50-year-old fireman Corey Comperatore, was killed. Two others were wounded and have been released from the hospital in recent days.
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Last Wednesday, during a hearing before the House, Wray cast doubt on whether Trump had actually been hit by a bullet — as the former president had said from the beginning.
“I think with respect to former President Trump, there’s some question about whether or not it’s a bullet or shrapnel that hit his ear,” Wray said.
He added, “It’s conceivable — although as I sit here right now I don’t know whether that bullet, in addition to, you know, causing the grazing could have also landed somewhere else.”
Rep. Ronny Jackson (R-TX), Trump’s former White House physician, posted to X that he personally examined the wound and condemned Wray for his “absolutely irresponsible” statement.
Trump called on Wray to step down, though he did so citing another issue. He did also react to the bullet comment, saying, “No wonder the once storied FBI has lost the confidence of America!”
The FBI released a statement on Friday declaring that Trump was struck in the ear by a bullet shot by the gunman at the former president’s campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
“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 bureau said.
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A top FBI official insisted on Tuesday that there had “never” been any question as to whether former President Donald Trump was wounded in the ear by a bullet during an assassination attempt.
FBI Deputy Director Paul Abbate made the assertion during a hearing in the days after his boss, FBI Director Christopher Wray, suggested that shrapnel may have caused the injury.
Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) asked Abbate if the FBI, which is investigating the shooting, had any doubt that Trump was struck in the ear by a bullet at a rally in Pennsylvania earlier this month.
“There is absolutely no doubt in the FBI’s mind whether former President Trump was hit with a bullet and wounded in the ear,” Abbate replied. “No doubt, there never has been.”
.@SenJohnKennedy asks if there’s any doubt President Trump was shot in the ear: “It wasn’t a space laser? It wasn’t a murder hornet? It wasn’t sasquatch? It was a bullet…fired by Crooks that hit president Trump in the ear and almost killed him?”
FBI Deputy Director: “100%” pic.twitter.com/95SQHC5cpZ
— CSPAN (@cspan) July 30, 2024
Kennedy went on to ask, “It wasn’t a space laser? … It wasn’t a murder hornet? … It wasn’t Sasquatch?” He also got Abbate to say the bullet was shot by the gunman, Thomas Matthew Crooks.
A Secret Service sniper shot and killed 20-year-old Crooks while other personnel rushed to protect Trump and escort him off the stage, but not before the former president was struck in the right ear.
One rally-goer, 50-year-old fireman Corey Comperatore, was killed. Two others were wounded and have been released from the hospital in recent days.
CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP
Last Wednesday, during a hearing before the House, Wray cast doubt on whether Trump had actually been hit by a bullet — as the former president had said from the beginning.
“I think with respect to former President Trump, there’s some question about whether or not it’s a bullet or shrapnel that hit his ear,” Wray said.
He added, “It’s conceivable — although as I sit here right now I don’t know whether that bullet, in addition to, you know, causing the grazing could have also landed somewhere else.”
Rep. Ronny Jackson (R-TX), Trump’s former White House physician, posted to X that he personally examined the wound and condemned Wray for his “absolutely irresponsible” statement.
Trump called on Wray to step down, though he did so citing another issue. He did also react to the bullet comment, saying, “No wonder the once storied FBI has lost the confidence of America!”
The FBI released a statement on Friday declaring that Trump was struck in the ear by a bullet shot by the gunman at the former president’s campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
“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 bureau said.
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