"There's just basic information we should have right now, and we don't have it," Johnson said. "
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Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI) has criticized the Secret Service and Department of Homeland Security for their "lack of cooperation" in the investigation into the assassination attempt on Donald Trump at his Butler, Pennsylvania rally in July. This comes as the agency has faced criticism from both Republicans and Democrats.
According to Fox News, Johnson said, "Things like the autopsy report, you know, the House has it under subpoena. We don't have it." He added, "[The] toxicology report; we don't have any of the trajectory reports. So, where'd the bullets go? We don't even know how they handled the crime scene." Johnson is a ranking member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee’s Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations.
The senator pointed out the time that has passed since the July assassination attempt on Trump when Thomas Matthew Crooks fired several shots at the GOP nominee, hitting him in the ear as well as killing Corey Comperatore and critically injuring two others in the crowd. "There's just basic information we should have right now, and we don't have it," Johnson said. "We haven't been able to interview the sniper who took out [Thomas] Crooks."
The harsh words from Johnson come as Democrats and Republicans alike have accused the Biden-Harris administration's agencies of "stonewalling" Congress in its investigation into the assassination attempt. Johnson said that the sniper who took out Crooks was the first person he wanted to interview about the incident.
The Wisconsin senator added that the FBI has not provided them with FD-302 forms, which are used to investigate the results of interviews. FBI Deputy Director Paul Abbate told Johnson in a July hearing that those investigating the assassination attempt would get the forms as soon as possible, but it has been over two months. "They've done 1,000 interviews. We've done 12," Johnson told reporters.
Even documents that members of Congress have been given are "heavily redacted," Johnson told reporters. "And in this case, unusually. I've never seen this," Johnson said about the redactions. Johnson commented that the redactions were not small portions of text but were "just whiteouts." Johnson said, "That's the level of opacity that we're getting in terms of their lack of cooperation with our investigation."
He told reporters it was not his "first rodeo" in doing congressional investigations, and that this one appeared to be being slow walked by the executive agencies.
A representative for USSS told Fox, "The US Secret Service is cooperating with a wide range of reviews and investigations related to the attempted assassination on Former President Donald Trump. This includes multiple Congressional investigations, including inquiries by the Senate Judiciary Committee, the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations in the Senate, and a special bipartisan task force in the House of Representatives."
"Since July 13, we have provided more than 2,800 pages of responsive documentation to these entities and have made our employees available for interviews as requested. On Sept. 12, Acting Director Ron Rowe briefed members of U.S. House and Senate committees regarding the agency’s mission assurance investigation. Given the volume of requests, the jurisdiction of requesters, and the finite capacity of resources and staff to respond, the U.S. Secret Service is prioritizing our responses to those listed above."
According to Fox News, Johnson said, "Things like the autopsy report, you know, the House has it under subpoena. We don't have it." He added, "[The] toxicology report; we don't have any of the trajectory reports. So, where'd the bullets go? We don't even know how they handled the crime scene." Johnson is a ranking member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee’s Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations.
The senator pointed out the time that has passed since the July assassination attempt on Trump when Thomas Matthew Crooks fired several shots at the GOP nominee, hitting him in the ear as well as killing Corey Comperatore and critically injuring two others in the crowd. "There's just basic information we should have right now, and we don't have it," Johnson said. "We haven't been able to interview the sniper who took out [Thomas] Crooks."
The harsh words from Johnson come as Democrats and Republicans alike have accused the Biden-Harris administration's agencies of "stonewalling" Congress in its investigation into the assassination attempt. Johnson said that the sniper who took out Crooks was the first person he wanted to interview about the incident.
The Wisconsin senator added that the FBI has not provided them with FD-302 forms, which are used to investigate the results of interviews. FBI Deputy Director Paul Abbate told Johnson in a July hearing that those investigating the assassination attempt would get the forms as soon as possible, but it has been over two months. "They've done 1,000 interviews. We've done 12," Johnson told reporters.
Even documents that members of Congress have been given are "heavily redacted," Johnson told reporters. "And in this case, unusually. I've never seen this," Johnson said about the redactions. Johnson commented that the redactions were not small portions of text but were "just whiteouts." Johnson said, "That's the level of opacity that we're getting in terms of their lack of cooperation with our investigation."
He told reporters it was not his "first rodeo" in doing congressional investigations, and that this one appeared to be being slow walked by the executive agencies.
A representative for USSS told Fox, "The US Secret Service is cooperating with a wide range of reviews and investigations related to the attempted assassination on Former President Donald Trump. This includes multiple Congressional investigations, including inquiries by the Senate Judiciary Committee, the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations in the Senate, and a special bipartisan task force in the House of Representatives."
"Since July 13, we have provided more than 2,800 pages of responsive documentation to these entities and have made our employees available for interviews as requested. On Sept. 12, Acting Director Ron Rowe briefed members of U.S. House and Senate committees regarding the agency’s mission assurance investigation. Given the volume of requests, the jurisdiction of requesters, and the finite capacity of resources and staff to respond, the U.S. Secret Service is prioritizing our responses to those listed above."
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