Overview
- Speaking on the New York Post’s Pod Force One, Sen. Dave McCormick said he is not satisfied with the public accounting of the 2024 Butler rally attack and called for radical transparency.
- McCormick cited the shooter’s position at less than 150 yards from the stage and described the incident as a breach of security and protocol.
- On July 13, 2024, Thomas Matthew Crooks shot the president in the ear, killed attendee Corey Comperatore, and wounded two others before a Secret Service sniper killed the gunman.
- FBI disclosures released over more than a year detailed Crooks’ long-running online radicalization, including a 2020 YouTube comment endorsing terrorism-style attacks.
- Public detail from federal and congressional investigations has been limited, some lawmakers reported being stonewalled, the president has said he is satisfied after an FBI briefing by Director Kash Patel, and media reports note Secret Service disciplinary actions as victims’ families press for accountability.