When Congress returned to work after the Republican National Convention, the House held three hearings investigating the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump. In this episode, hear for yourself the facts presented by the Director of the Secret Service, the Pennsylvania State Police Commissioner, and the FBI Director during their 15 hours of testimony.
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Background Sources
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Cheatle’s Failures
“Letter to Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle.” Rep. James Comer and Rep. Jamie Raskin. July 22, 2024. House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
“ABC Exclusive: Trump rally shooting 'unacceptable,' Secret Service director says.” Julia Reinstein et al. July 16, 2024. ABC News.
Would-be Assassin
“From Honor Student to the Gunman Who Tried to Kill Donald Trump.” Emily Cochrane et al. July 19, 2024. The New York Times.
“What we know about the Trump attacker.” Bernd Debusmann et al. July 19, 2024. BBC.
Gaza Death Toll
“Counting the dead in Gaza: difficult but essential.” Rasha Khatib. July 20, 2024. The Lancet, Volume 404, Issue 10449.
Audio Sources
Oversight of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Part 2
July 24, 2024
House Committee on the Judiciary
Witnesses:
- Christopher Wray, Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation
Clips
Time stamps correspond to C-SPAN version
31:20 Christopher Wray: I'm told that the father purchased the firearm in 2013, so quite a while ago, and then he sold it to his son in October of 2023.
43:05 Christopher Wray: The reason why I've talked about how we think he got on the roof is that's based our evidence response to forensic analysis. Without getting into al
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