COVER-UP: Congressman blasts FBI for authorizing the cremation of Trump shooter, obstructing congressional probe

By bellecarter // 2024-08-21

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Rep. Clay Higgins (R-LA) has condemned the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for releasing the remains of former President Donald Trump's would-be assassin Thomas Matthew Crooks for cremation. According to the Republican congressman, the move that came 10 days after the shooting is "an obstruction to any following investigative effort." He also noted that the "disturbing" decision would impede further probes. Higgins said he discovered that Crooks' body had been handed over to the suspect's family when the congressman requested to examine it during his visit to the Butler, Pennsylvania rally site. (Related: Body of Trump shooter Thomas Crooks is "gone" as shocking report raises more questions about how FBI handled investigation.) Crooks was killed by the U.S. Secret Service on July 13 after he opened fire on Trump during a campaign rally. His attempt left volunteer fire chief Corey Comperatore dead, hit Trump in his ear and injured two other attendees. "My effort to examine Crooks' body on Monday, Aug. 5, caused quite a stir and revealed a disturbing fact. The FBI released the body for cremation 10 days after July 13," Higgins wrote in the report to the July 13 Task Force, a bipartisan committee organized to investigate the security failures around the assassination attempt on Trump. Higgins claimed that while Crooks' body was under the Butler County Coroner's authority, the coroner would "have never released his body to the family for cremation or burial without specific permission from the FBI." The coroner's report and the autopsy report were not ready then and without the body, there was no way to verify their accuracy, Higgins noted. According to Higgins' findings, Crooks fired eight shots from the roof of a building overlooking the fairgrounds where Trump spoke. The ninth shot came from a Butler County SWAT operator and struck Crooks' rifle, while the tenth shot from a Secret Service sniper killed him. The FBI reportedly has the casings from the roof, but they "released the crime scene" after just three days and cleaned up the blood and other "biological evidence," according to his report. Crooks also did not use a ladder to climb the roof, but an air conditioning unit. He somehow knew to take a position that minimized his exposure to Secret service snipers, Higgins wrote, noting that it is not usual practice to assign counter-snipers to former presidents. "I have not yet investigated Crooks' origins, how he came to be a shooter, how he manufactured a remote trigger bomb, etc. I have not reviewed the harvested evidence, nor have I examined his home, his vehicle, spoken with his family, his neighbors, his classmates, examined his computer, his emails or his closet."

FBI says Higgins' allegations are inaccurate and unfounded

The FBI has responded to claims by a GOP congressman that the agency released the body of Crooks for cremation just 10 days after his assassination attempt on Trump last month. "Any suggestion the FBI is interfering with congressional efforts to look into the attempted assassination which took place in Butler, Pennsylvania, is inaccurate and unfounded," a spokesperson told the Daily Mail. "The FBI has been working closely with our law enforcement partners to conduct a thorough investigation into the shooting, and we have followed normal procedures in the handling of the crime scene and evidence." The federal law enforcement agency claimed that it continues its "painstaking work on the investigation to develop as complete a picture as possible of what led to the shooting," and that it remains committed to maximum transparency regarding the ongoing investigation. It also clarified that Crooks' body was released to his family after coordinating with the coroner's office as well as state and local law enforcement partners. According to the FBI, the crime scene was released to the property owners in phases, and that "nothing was rushed and everything was documented as part of the investigation." The agency did arrange for the cleaning of the location where Crooks died, but that is also under standard procedures. Check out FBICorruption.news to read stories related to the agency's "politically motivated" measures. Watch the video below that talks about details of Trump's would-be assassin Thomas Crooks. This video is from the CONSERVATIVE POLITICS & NWO channel on Brighteon.com.

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FBI says Higgins' allegations are inaccurate and unfounded

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