The two men who were gravely wounded during the attempt on former President Trump's life are demanding answers.
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Victims of failed Trump assassination want answers and accountability, threaten legal action
August 28, 2024 |
Terresa Monroe-Hamilton |
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The two men who were gravely wounded during the attempt on former President Trump’s life are speaking through their attorney, demanding answers after their lives were forever changed that day.
Pittsburgh attorney Joseph Feldman spoke with
Fox News Digital, representing James Copenhaver, 74, and David Dutch, 57. Both were shot twice at the Butler, Pennsylvania rally and sustained life-altering injuries on July 13. Corey Comperatore, a retired 50-year-old firefighter, was killed while shielding his wife and daughters.
“I think we’re going to get to the bottom of that here at some point, whether that’s through the [congressional] task force, through these investigations, or if we do have to file a lawsuit. We’ll definitely get answers through that process,” Feldman told Fox News Digital in an interview on Monday.
The two men are avoiding the spotlight while spending time at home with their families as they are “on the path to recovery.” They both have had “some setbacks” according to their attorney.
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“Both victims have lingering questions about how gunman Thomas Crooks was able to get onto the roof of the nearby one-story, American Glass Research (AGR) building and shoot at Trump about 150 yards from the candidate’s podium. The building was located near the rally but technically not within the official perimeter,” Fox News reported.
“[W]e’re the United States of America,” Feldman commented. “We pump tons of money into security resources in this country, especially dealing with the federal government. And you go to a rally to provide political support for a politician … the security is provided by the federal government, and it fails.”
Currently, there are far more questions than answers concerning the attempted assassination. The men are determined to find out how all of this played out, who dropped the ball, and why.
“Copenhaver and Dutch are also wondering how Crooks was able to park his vehicle and fly a drone about 200 yards from where the former president would be speaking between about 3:50 p.m. and 4 p.m. that day. FBI Director Christopher Wray testified during a July 17 congressional hearing that Crooks had been at the rally site for about 70 minutes on the morning of the assassination attempt,” Fox News continued.
“How is the airspace not shut down? Or why did the federal government not have their own drones up there to monitor the scene, make sure they know exactly who’s coming in and out days in advance?” their attorney, who served in the Army for seven years and spent approximately one year in Afghanistan, asked.
The men want to know exactly who Crooks was. They are also demanding answers about “the contents of his phone, or how he had access to these firearms or a firearm, or how he had access to explosive devices.”
“The House task force wants to hear from tipsters and whistleblowers to determine how 20-year-old Crooks was able to climb HVAC equipment and piping to get to the roof of the AGR building and hide there until he began shooting around 6:11 p.m.,” Fox News noted.
“The FBI said during a July press call that Crooks had a DPMS AR-15-style gun with a collapsible stock when he entered the area of the Butler Farm Show fairgrounds, where Trump’s campaign rally took place,” the media outlet recounted.
The timeline for Crooks’ actions is also suspect.
“The Trump campaign announced the Butler rally July 3. Three days later, on July 6, Crooks signed up for the event. That same day, he researched how far Lee Harvey Oswald was from President Kennedy when Oswald assassinated him in 1963. On July 7, Crooks traveled to the rally site and spent approximately 20 minutes in the area, according to the FBI,” Fox News elaborated.
“Crooks began taking shooting lessons in 2023, and he made 25 online gun purchases using an alias in the spring of 2023,” the outlet noted. “Crooks’ father legally purchased the AR-15-style rifle Crooks used at the rally, and he legally transferred it to his son. Crooks also legally purchased 50 rounds of ammunition from a local gun store the morning of the rally.”
Crooks was seen by numerous people walking the grounds, checking out the building, and on the roof that day. He was even caught on video before he started shooting.
“How do you get on a roof in an open field with people yelling that somebody’s getting on a roof, with snipers … adjacent to them? … And you don’t see him until he pops off his first round? That’s their job. That’s why they’re there. Secret Service isn’t there to listen to Donald Trump’s speech or his stats on immigration,” Feldman railed.
“Authorities first reported seeing a suspicious person near the rally site at least an hour before Crooks began shooting, according to Congress and the FBI. Local law enforcement notified command about the suspicious person and received confirmation that the Secret Service was aware of his presence,” Fox News wrote.
Eight rounds were found on the roof where Crooks dug in to take out the former president according to the FBI.
It is now known that Crooks had multiple encrypted messaging accounts overseas according to
Fox News. Many believe that the shooter appeared to have been “groomed” for his final task.
No motive is known yet. It’s also not known if he had co-conspirators but the FBI is aggressively playing down that theory. And the agency doesn’t seem anxious to really dig into investigating Crooks which begs the question why.
