Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) has subpoenaed the FBI for records tied to the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Butler, Pa., citing a lack of transparency from federal authorities.
Johnson, who chairs the Senate’s Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, is demanding surveillance footage, ballistic analysis, and drone data that could shed light on the movements and actions of 20-year-old gunman Thomas Matthew Crooks before he opened fire on July 13, 2024. (RELATED: ‘Why Are We Not Pressing?’: Harris Faulkner Demands Bipartisan Push For Answers On Trump’s Assassination Attempt)
“Nearly one year following the assassination attempt of President Trump, the American people still do not have answers to all of their questions about the breakdown of security at the Butler campaign rally and detailed information about the would-be assassin, Thomas Crooks,” Johnson said in a statement Friday. “I look forward to [FBI Director Kash Patel’s] full cooperation.”
The subpoena, served to the FBI, seeks not just physical evidence and security reports, but also Crooks’ internet search history, social media activity, email records and call logs.
Johnson criticized the bureau’s lack of cooperation and transparency over the past year. “I had expected the FBI to be more forthcoming with the public and provide my office with the records we have been seeking for months,” the senator said.
Crooks, armed with an AR-15-style rifle, fired from a rooftop, injuring Trump and killing one rallygoer before being shot dead by a Secret Service sniper.
