There will be one key question lawmakers will seek to answer next week as they probe the near-assassination of former President Trump, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) told The Post.
“The fundamental question is, why wasn’t that rooftop secure,” Jordan said. “That’s a fundamental question that needs to be answered.”
Jordan who heads the House Judiciary Committee, said FBI Director Christopher Wray will be called on the carpet to testify before Congress next week about the attempted assassination on July 13 at a Trump rally in Butler, Pa.
The FBI is leading the investigation into shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks, whose motive remains a mystery.
As a member of the House Oversight Committee, Jordan also will play a leading role of their separate probe into the Secret Service, which has been accused of ignoring red flags which allowed Crooks, 20, to get on top of the rooftop 130 yards away from Trump.
Jordan himself dodged the question of whether he believed the Secret Service was currently providing Trump adequate protection.
“I certainly hope so,” he said, adding he plans to probe allegations that Team Trump’s requests for additional security had been rejected by the agency — which the Secret Service has vigorously denied.
Everything we know about the Trump assassination attempt
- 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks was identified as the shooter who attempted to assassinate Donald Trump during a campaign rally in Pennsylvania.
- Crooks was shot dead by Secret Service agents.
- The gunman grazed Trump’s ear, killed a 50-year-old retired fire chief, and injured two other rally-goers.
- Investigators detailed Crooks’ search history to lawmakers, revealing that he looked for the dates of Trump’s appearances and the Democratic National Convention.
- Crooks’ search history also revealed a broad interest in high-profile people and celebrities, regardless of their political affiliation, FBI officials reportedly said.
- Trump exclusively recounted surviving the “surreal” assassination attempt with The Post at the rally, remarking, “I’m supposed to be dead.”
- High-profile politicians, including President Biden and Vice President Harris, addressed the nation about the shooting, calling it “a heinous, horrible and cowardly act.”
After cheating death by mere millimeters when a gunman narrowly missed his head July 13, Trump emerged at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee like a political Lazarus.
The GOP presidential nominee recalled the deadly day in somber tones Thursday during his keynote speech.
“The amazing thing is that prior to the shot, if I had not moved my head at that very last instant, the assassin’s bullet would have perfectly hit its mark, and I would not be here tonight,” Trump said.