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The bipartisan task force on the Trump shooting sent a pair of letters announcing that its investigation will now supersede several other ongoing House inquiries into the matter, and requesting all information sent to those committees on the July 13 shooting so far.
One letter was sent to Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and acting Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe; the other was addressed to Attorney General Merrick Garland and FBI Director Christopher Wray.
Lawmakers want staff briefings at every agency and department to be held by Aug. 16 — a sign that the task force is serious about its commitment to a quick investigation timeline.
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The Trump Assassination Attempt Task Force, led by Reps. Mike Kelly and Jason Crow, has officially launched its investigation. (Getty Images)
“We, as the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Task Force on the Attempted Assassination of Donald J. Trump (Task Force), write to request documents and information related to the attempted assassination of former President Donald J. Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13, 2024,” wrote Reps. Mike Kelly, R-Pa., and Jason Crow, D-Colo.
Several congressional investigations have been launched to determine how a 20-year-old gunman was able to position himself on a rooftop just outside the perimeter of Trump's rally last month, opening fire and killing an attendee. Trump himself was shot in the ear and dragged off the stage by Secret Service agents.
The task force is the result of an initiative by House leaders to consolidate those efforts. The panel has subpoena power and broad jurisdiction to investigate the shooting, with the goal of producing a year-end report.
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House Speaker Mike Johnson and Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries led the task force assembly as part of a bipartisan effort. (Getty Images)
Kelly and Crow requested that the Biden administration officials they wrote to “now provide documents and information directly to the task force, including all documents and information currently being processed in response to pending requests.”
The lawmakers also requested “all documents and information that have been produced to date, from any House or Senate committee related to the attempted assassination of former President Donald J. Trump” and “a briefing for staff to review DHS and USSS responses to Congress to date, and to discuss the Task Force’s priorities for future documents and information.”
The task force, made up of seven House Republicans and six Democrats, was formed after a unanimous 416-0 vote last month.
A senior House Republican told Fox News Digital last month that House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., had been inundated with requests and pitches from House Republican lawmakers to serve on the panel.
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Trump was shot in the ear but was not injured. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
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Both Kelly and Crow stressed that the investigation should be apolitical.
Crow, a former Army Ranger, told Fox News Digital earlier this month that he and Kelly were discussing a possible trip to the Pennsylvania rally site where the shooting took place. Kelly, who was at the rally in Butler, represents the surrounding district.
“Chairman Kelly and I have discussed this, and we think it would be an important thing to do if we have the support to do it,” Crow said.