A SWAT counter-sniper who was on duty at the Pennsylvania rally where former President Donald Trump narrowly escaped an assassination attempt last month agreed with Republican lawmakers on Monday, noting that there was an “unusual” pattern in how evidence was handled after the fatal shooting.
Ben Shaffer, a counter-sniper with the Washington Regional SWAT, expressed serious concern that the roof of the AGR International building was quickly cleaned and the body of the gunman, Thomas Matthew Crooks, was removed before an official autopsy report could be issued. This has raised questions on the role of Secret Services in hiding the details following the assassination attempt to cover up its failures.
Questions Raised on Evidence Handling
Five House Republicans—Reps. Andy Biggs and Eli Crane of Arizona, Matt Gaetz and Cory Mills of Florida, and Chip Roy of Texas—organized a panel discussion with Shaffer and other witnesses at the conservative Heritage Foundation.
“Do you find it odd …