Rep. Clay Higgins (R-LA) has accused the FBI to obstruct the investigation into the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump by prematurely cremating the body of the shooter, Thomas Matthew Crooks.
Higgins, a former police captain and member of the bipartisan congressional task force that reviewed the incident, discovered this disturbing fact during his own inspection in early August.
REPORT: FBI Secretly Released Would Trump's Assailants* Thomas Crooks' Body To Be Cremated Before Rep. Clay Higgins Could Examine It.
According to a preliminary investigative report by Higgins, the FBI cremated Crooks' body without telling anyone 10 days after the PA rally… pic.twitter.com/AP1Wx53PLi
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On August 5, Higgins attempted to view Crooks' body as part of his investigation into the July 13 shooting in Butler, Pennsylvania. However, he was informed that the FBI had already released the body for cremation just 10 days after the shooting, without informing the county coroner or local law enforcement, who still had legal authority over the body
Higgins, in his report released on August 12, criticized the FBI's actions, calling them a “scorched earth” approach that undermines the integrity of the investigation. “The problem with not being able to examine the actual body is that I won't know 100% if the coroner's report and the autopsy report are accurate. We'll never really know,” Higgins wrote.
He expressed serious concerns about the ability to verify the authenticity of reports and evidence without being able to conduct his own examination.
The congressman's report comes amid growing concerns about the FBI's handling of the investigation, particularly after the security lapse that allowed Trump to escape with his life while a rally attendee was murder
Secret Service chief Kimberly Cheatle resigned on July 23, but many unanswered questions remain, including the motive for the attempted murder of 20-year-old Crooks.
Higgins, who served as a police officer before being elected to Congress in 2016, is determined to get to the bottom of the incident. H
That preliminary report was presented to task force chairman Mike Kelly (R-PA) and made public on Higgins' website, where he questioned why the FBI released Crooks' body for cremation without a proper supervision.
“So why, to what extent, would the FBI turn his body over to the family for cremation? This pattern of scorched-earth investigation by the FBI is quite troubling,” Higgins wrote, noting the need for transparency and accountability.
In a statement following the release of his report, Higgins promised to leave no stone unturned. “Every question will be answered, every theory explored and every doubt cleared. The American people deserve the whole truth about the assassination attempt on President Trump,” he said, reaffirming his commitment to the investigation.
Higgins was appointed to the 13-member bipartisan task force, which includes seven Republicans and six Democrats. The group is tasked with determining what went wrong on the day of the assassination attempt and will issue a final report with recommendations to prevent future security lapses by December 13.
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