August 21, 2024

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Congressman Clay Higgins, investigator for the House Bi-Partisan Task Force on the Attempted Assassination of Former President Donald Trump, is not a happy camper. In the Congressman’s preliminary report, the lawmaker raises questions about troubling actions on the part of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), describing those actions as “an obstruction of justice to any following investigative effort.”

What exactly has the FBI done that doesn’t sit well with the Congressman? First, Higgins complains that “the coroner’s report and autopsy report are both “late.” And the second issue the Congressman has with the FBI is that the federal agency allowed the alleged shooter’s body to be cremated prior to Congressional inspection.  So, let’s deal with each complaint independently.

Contrary to Congressman Higgins statement, the coroner’s report and autopsy are not “late.” AbleChild spoke with the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s office on August 4^th and was advised that the autopsy had been conducted and returned to the Butler County Coroner, which will be explained later in the article. Neither the Coroner’s death certificate nor the autopsy is “late.”

Whoever provided this information to the Congressman was either out of the loop or lying. The Butler County coroner was in possession of the autopsy and his own death report when Congressman Higgins met with him. To state otherwise is bizarre.

It might behoove the Congressman to inquire, again, with the Butler County Coroner about not only the reports the coroner had in his possession when meeting with the Congressman, but also why the coroner was directed at midnight on the night of the shooting to return the next morning to carry out the identification process. The Congressman may want to know who made that request, who was guarding the crime scene all night and where is the police log of all who may have been on the roof of the AGR building during the evening.

August 15, 2024

Phone Interview Thursday, August 14, 2024 with Bradford Arick, FBI Public Affairs Specialist

Question:

The FBI has hacked into Thomas Crooks’ phone and released information about several politicians that apparently was on that phone.  Why was that selective information released and not specific information such as if the father was looking for his son the day of the shooting, as has been reported by numerous news organizations.  Senator Grassley’s office released the log of the shooting range; it is in conflict with the father’s call.

FBI Answer: No information either way.

Question: Why hasn’t the FBI held a press conference on where the investigation stands?  Do you think the public has a right to know?

FBI Answer: We have very much engaged the press and did a press conference.  The FBI has been exceedingly transparent more so than usual.

August 2, 2024

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It has been widely reported that the father of the alleged would-be assassin, Thomas Matthew Crooks, in search of his son, made a phone call to law enforcement prior to the assassination attempt, but there doesn’t appear to be any record of that call. How is that possible?  More importantly, is that the only call that the father made when trying to locate his son?

Is the missing phone call just another anomaly in what is turning out to be a long list of weird, bizarre and unbelievable shenanigans that make up the story line of this attempted assassination? 

The BBC, for example, reported on July 18th that “The father of the gunman who tried to assassinate Donald Trump called police before the Saturday shooting because he was concerned about his son.” Additionally, the BBC explains, “Matthew Crooks’ father called police because he was worried about his son and his whereabouts, a law enforcement source told the BBC’s new partner CBS. It’s unclear when the call was made but it was before the shooting.”

July 31, 2024

VIDEO: “I GOTTA PEE”

It’s no surprise that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) seems to have  ignored the glaring mental health component within the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump and the murder and injuries of Trump rally attendees, considering its refusal to connect mental health “treatment” to any of the mass shootings.  In fact, the recently released report from the FBI regarding what it considered were common factors in mass shootings completely ignored and excluded mental health treatments.

FBI Director Wray’s entire focus is on the alleged shooter testifying before lawmakers that the FBI believes Thomas Mathew Crooks is the lone gunman.  However, the FBI, so far, has failed to provide any physical evidence to prove that Thomas Matthew Crooks actually is the lone shooter.  It took the FBI director almost three weeks to give the public the make and model of the weapon allegedly used, an important piece of information it was aware of the evening of the assassination attempt. Why withhold that information for three weeks?  But that does not put the weapon in the hands of Thomas Matthew Crooks. For that to occur, the public will need to see the ballistics, DNA, and fingerprint test results. We’re waiting. Just as mysterious as the missing physical evidence, it is odd to say the least that Crooks family seems to be treated with kid gloves. Why?