US EditionRep. Higgins says FBI gave Thomas Crooks’ body to his family for cremation days after Trump shooting
- Rep. Higgins discovered the FBI gave Thomas Crooks' body to his family for cremation after requesting to examine it on August 5 at the shooting site.
- Thomas Matthew Crooks was shot by the Secret Service during a Trump rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13.
- Higgins claimed the FBI's actions were an "obstruction," noting the Coroner would not have released the body without FBI permission.
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FBI fires back at claims it released Crooks' body for cremation days after Trump assassination attempt
The FBI released the body of Thomas Matthew Crooks for cremation just 10 days after he tried to kill former President Donald Trump, a GOP congressman has revealed in a report highly critical of the agency.
Louisiana lawmaker accuses FBI of obstructing justice and destroying evidence during investigation into Trump shooting - Washington Examiner
Rep. Clay Higgins (R-LA) is concerned the FBI botched its investigation into the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump last month. The Louisiana Republican is a member of the bipartisan task force charged with probing the effort to kill Trump. He released a preliminary report based on roughly 20 hours of investigation into the incident this week. Higgins said that as he prepared to examine the body of Trump’s would-be assassin…
'Disappearance' of Trump Shooter's Body Sparks 'Cover-Up' Fury: Congressman Rages FBI Secretly Destroyed Thomas Crooks' Corpse Days After Assassination Attempt
In a probe submitted to Congress, a former police chief has attacked FBI bosses for carrying out a "scorched earth" prove into the Trump shooting.
GOP Rep blasts FBI for releasing body of Trump rally shooter for cremation before probe, cleaning crime scene
The FBI is under fire again for activities related to the July assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. A decision to release the body of shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks to his family only days after the July 13 Pennsylvania rally was blasted by U.S. Rep. Clay Higgins. The Louisiana Republican revealed that he learned of the “disturbing” move when he requested to examine the body in Butler where the rally was held. “My overall missi…
Body of Trump's would-be assassin is 'gone,' congressman reveals FBI's 'unheard of' act in investigation 'obstruction'
A congressman released a preliminary investigative report on the assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump this week, in which he declared the body of the would-be assassin is "gone." The congressman also revealed an "unheard of" act committed by the FBI that he deemed an "obstruction to any following investigative effort."Rep. Clay Higgins (R-La.) — a member of the House Bipartisan Task Force on the Attempted Assassination of …
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