The way that the media has memory-holed the events, you would think that back-to-back assassination attempts against the leading presidential candidate in America had never happened. The press is wildly disinterested in what is one of the biggest public-interest stories of the 21st century.
We all have our suspicions about why this is happening, and at least one Member of Congress who is investigating the shootings is likewise skeptical of the official narrative. Did elements within the federal government participate in the attempts to kill Donald Trump?
Thomas Crooks, the 20-year-old who shot President Trump in Butler, PA, in July, had all sorts of weird connections to the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security. He’s conveniently dead and can’t answer any questions.
Ryan Routh, who tried to shoot President Trump at a Palm Springs golf course in September, is obviously some kind of CIA asset. He had half a dozen cell phones with him and he has overseas bank accounts that congressional investigators are trying to get access to.
Both shooters appear to have direct ties with the federal government. Most normal people have no connection to the federal government other than paying taxes or getting a social security check. Are we ever going to get answers on what really happened in these assassination attempts?
Reps. Tim Burchett (R-TN) and Eli Crane (R-AZ) are investigating the assassination attempts. They sat down with Shawn Ryan to talk about the investigation, and Burchett dropped some bombshell theories in the discussion: