First up is Fox: A bipartisan House task force investigating the assassination attempt on former President Trump is scheduled to visit the scene of the shooting later this month.
Pennsylvania Republican Mike Kelly spoke to Fox News Digital one day after the panel formally launched its investigation into the deadly July 13 incident in which a 20-year-old gunman killed Trump in Pennsylvania. Butler opened fire during a speech.
Butler’s visit the week of Aug. 26 will mark the first time the seven House Republicans and six House Democrats appointed to the task force have met in person to advance the investigation. Kelly said nearly all 13 lawmakers have confirmed their attendance.
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Republican candidate Donald Trump is surrounded by Secret Service agents during a campaign event at Butler Farm Show Inc. in Butler, Pa., on July 13, 2024, with his face Covered in blood, he was taken off the stage. (Rebecca Drock/AFP Getty Images)
“There are other members who have never been there, so we want them to see the actual physical assets that were there that day. We won’t be able to see the crime scene accurately because it has all been torn down and removed, but we will have enough “That’s about where the podium was set up for the former president of the United States,” Kelly explained.
He said they would also meet with local officials there, something Kelly himself did.
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Rep. Mike Kelly chairs the task force (Derek Shook, Fox News Digital)
The longtime Pennsylvania Republican represents the area where the shooting occurred and attended the rally that day with his family.
“I thought the president was dead,” Kelly said matter-of-factly, recalling those first horrifying moments.
He also said it was reminiscent of the November 1963 assassination of John F. Kennedy, and Kelly vowed Americans would see more transparency now than they did then.
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“To this day, there are still — we never really figured out what happened that day, and I don’t want that to happen again. We’re going to find out by the end of the year and work hard on the election schedule and everything else, and we’re still going to Get the answers the American people need,” he said.
Part of that effort also includes holding public hearings when Congress reconvenes after Labor Day weekend, Kelly said.
