WATCH: Rep. Eli Crane Warns President Trump Against Returning to Butler, PA Assassination Attempt Site for Scheduled Oct. 5 Rally – Suggests Possible Second Shooter in July Assassination Attempt
Rep. Eli Crane testifies during the first public hearing of the Congressional Task Force on the Attempted Assassination of Donald J. Trump – September 26, 2024
Arizona Republican Congressman Eli Crane, a retired Navy SEAL sniper with five wartime deployments, testified on Thursday during the first public hearing of the Congressional Task Force on the Attempted Assassination of Donald J. Trump and warned the President against returning to the Butler, Pennsylvania rally site in the future.
“This was a horrible venue for a rally,” Crane said in his opening statement, citing the potential security threats discovered after he and his colleague Rep. Cory Mills (R-FL) examined the site. Crane continued, “Secret Service should have done everything possible to dissuade the campaign from hosting it there.”
Later in his testimony,
