{"id":2332506,"date":"2024-08-28T12:07:11","date_gmt":"2024-08-28T16:07:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/butler-rally-counter-sniper-confirms-something-isnt-right-with-integrity-of-shooting-evidence\/"},"modified":"2024-08-28T12:10:32","modified_gmt":"2024-08-28T16:10:32","slug":"butler-rally-counter-sniper-confirms-something-isnt-right-with-integrity-of-shooting-evidence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/butler-rally-counter-sniper-confirms-something-isnt-right-with-integrity-of-shooting-evidence\/","title":{"rendered":"Butler Rally Counter-Sniper Confirms Something Isn\u2019t Right with Integrity of Shooting Evidence"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbutler-rally-counter-sniper-confirms-something-isnt-right-with-integrity-of-shooting-evidence%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2332506&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Recent \u200cdevelopments surrounding\u200d the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/irish-womens-lgbt-football-team-with-male-player-beats-finals-opponent-by-8-goals\/\" title=\"Irish Women\u2019s &quot;LGBT&quot; Football Team With Male Player Beats Finals Opponent By 8 Goals\">sparked significant controversy<\/a> and questions regarding the investigation. During a panel hosted by the Heritage Foundation in Washington, D.C., Washington Regional SWAT counter-sniper Ben Shaffer expressed skepticism about several aspects of the\u2062 incident.\u200d Shaffer, along with former Secret Service agent\u2062 Dan \u2063Bongino and former \u2062Navy SEAL Erik Prince, testified in front of a Republican-led panel\u200b comprising members of Congress.<\/p>\n<p>Key points raised during the panel include \u2063the suspicious handling of the crime scene, notably \u200bthe preservation of\u200c the rooftop from which the assailant fired. Questions were also posed about the rapid \u200bcremation of the\u200c shooter&#8217;s body, which allegedly occurred\u2062 without\u2062 proper notification to the coroner, raising concerns about potential evidence destruction.<\/p>\n<p>The panel&#8217;s \u200cleaders, Reps. Cory Mills and Eli Crane, pointed out the need for independent investigations into the \u2063incident, emphasizing the\u200c importance of accountability among authorities. The first\u2064 hearing aimed to shed light \u2064on \u2062what they believe may be evidence tampering or\u200d neglect in the investigation, prompting public \u2062distrust toward <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/completed-dhs-investigation-clears-maligned-horse-mounted-border-patrol-agents-says-source\/\" title=\"Completed DHS Investigation Clears Maligned Horse-Mounted Border Patrol Agents, Says Source\">official findings<\/a>. Shaffer affirmed that the\u2063 conditions surrounding \u2063the shooting raised significant\u2064 doubts, suggesting that critical evidence may \u200chave \u200bbeen mishandled or lost.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> <script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The public realizes the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump does not pass the smell test, a suspicion one armed officer present at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/josh-hammer-democrats-selective-outrage-over-insurrections\/\" title=\"Josh Hammer: Democrats&#039; Selective Outrage Over \u201cInsurrections\u201d\">fateful rally<\/a> is now confirming.<\/p>\n<p>Washington Regional SWAT counter-sniper Ben Shaffer agreed that several facts surrounding <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/rep-anna-paulina-luna-releases-brand-new-photo-trump-shooting-makes-situation-look-even-worse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the shooting<\/a> are suspect during a Monday panel hosted by the Heritage Foundation in Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n<p>The panel consisted of several lawmakers not on the official House task force investigating the shooting.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Washington Regional SWAT operator Ben Shaffer, who was one of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/video-shows-possible-sniper-killed-by-secret-service-counter-snipers-atop-building\/\" title=\"Video Shows Possible Sniper Killed by Secret Service Counter-Snipers Atop Building\">counter snipers<\/a> at the July 13 Trump shooting, made his first public remarks at an informal congressional today.<br \/> Here&rsquo;s what we learned &#129525; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/a5PsvVv4k4\">pic.twitter.com\/a5PsvVv4k4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ken Silva (@JD_Cashless) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JD_Cashless\/status\/1828197014196089007?\">August 26, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/house\/4848697-trump-assassination-attempt-task-force-investigation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Hill<\/a>, Shaffer was one of three experts and witnesses called by the investigative panel.<\/p>\n<p>Former Secret Service agent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/secret-service-director-allegedly-told-keep-quiet-mistake-roof-trump-shooter-bongino\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dan Bongino<\/a> and former Navy SEAL Erik Prince spoke to the panel alongside Shaffer. The panel itself was made up of Republican Reps. Cory Mills of Florida, Eli Crane of Arizona, Andy Biggs of Arizona, Matt Gaetz of Florida and Chip Roy of Texas.<\/p>\n<p>Mills, who headed the panel alongside Crane, said this was only the first hearing of the independent investigation into the shooting at Butler, Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is a message to all of Congress that if we are not selecting people based on meritocracy, that independent investigations such as this will continue to move forward, that there are members who are conservatives who will not be silenced,&rdquo; Mills said as the panel opened.<\/p>\n<p>The official House task force is a bipartisan effort that traveled to the Butler shooting site on the same day as the independent panel.<\/p>\n<p>While the Butler site was being looked over, serious questions were being asked in the nation&rsquo;s capital.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Do you find it odd that literally only days after the attempted assassination on President Donald J. Trump, while the roof was too sloped to place individuals for counter-sniper operations, that it wasn&rsquo;t too sloped of a roof for the FBI to go ahead and tamper, in my opinion, with evidence by washing the roof off that may have had significant evidence on it?&rdquo; Mills asked Shaffer, according to the U.K.&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-13782813\/Trump-rally-counter-sniper-Ben-Shaffer-gives-damning-verdict-FBI-evidence-tampering-assassination-attempt.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daily Mail<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Yes, I do,&rdquo; Shaffer confirmed.<\/p>\n<p>The integrity of the rooftop where rally shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks set up a firing position and eventually succumbed to gunfire is paramount, and the flippant attitude towards preserving it is highly suspect.<\/p>\n<p>Crooks fired eight rounds in a matter of seconds, hitting Trump&rsquo;s ear and killing rallygoer Corey Comperatore.<\/p>\n<p>The shooter&rsquo;s attack was brought to an end as a shot <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/preliminary-report-finds-thomas-matthew-crooks-fragged-rifle-likely-disabled-swat-operators-incredible-shot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&ldquo;fragged&rdquo; and disabled his rifle<\/a>, with a following shot ending his life on the rooftop.<\/p>\n<p>Another issue is the fate of Crooks&rsquo; body and the apparent rush to obliterate it before an autopsy could be performed.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Do you also find it odd,&rdquo; Mills continued, &ldquo;that the body of Matthew Crooks had not only been released and cremated, but the coroner who&rsquo;s responsible for releasing the body had no knowledge of it?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Yes, absolutely,&rdquo; Shaffer said.<\/p>\n<p>The destruction of Crooks&rsquo; body became a major point of contention when Republican Rep. Clay Higgins of Louisiana went to inspect the corpse. Instead of potential evidence, Higgins <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/congressman-tries-examine-trump-shooters-body-makes-disturbing-discovery\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">made a shocking discovery<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;My effort to examine Crooks&rsquo; body on Monday, Aug. 5, caused quite a stir and revealed a disturbing fact &hellip; the FBI released the body for cremation 10 days after [July 13],&rdquo; Higgins said in a report released earlier this month.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Congressional Hearing In To Attempted Assassination of Donald Trump, Panel Includes Dan Bongino, and Erik Prince. Finally Some Sunlight Will Get On The Record <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4VlUGX20lX\">pic.twitter.com\/4VlUGX20lX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Alex Jones (@RealAlexJones) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RealAlexJones\/status\/1828221272385266009?\">August 27, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Higgins serves on the official House task force.<\/p>\n<p>At the Washington, D.C. panel, Erik Prince backed Republicans&rsquo; and Shaffer&rsquo;s assessment of the shooting investigation, saying it &ldquo;sounds like destruction of evidence.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Ben Shaffer, a counter-sniper with Washington Regional SWAT, expressed his concerns about various aspects of the shooting during a panel discussion organized by the Heritage Foundation in Washington, D.C. This panel included several lawmakers who are not part of the official House task force investigating the incident.<\/p>\n<p>Shaffer was one of three experts invited to speak before this investigative panel, which also featured former Secret Service agent Dan Bongino and ex-Navy SEAL Erik Prince. The panel was led by Republican Representatives Cory Mills from Florida and Eli Crane from Arizona. Mills stated that this hearing marked just the beginning of an independent investigation into the shooting that occurred in Butler, Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n<p>Mills emphasized that this investigation serves as a warning to Congress about prioritizing merit over other factors and assured that conservative members would continue to pursue independent inquiries without being silenced. Meanwhile, an official bipartisan House task force visited the site on the same day as this independent panel&#8217;s meeting.<\/p>\n<p>During discussions about evidence preservation at Butler, Mills raised concerns regarding actions taken shortly after Trump&#8217;s attempted assassination\u2014specifically questioning why FBI agents were allowed to wash down a roof where crucial evidence might have been located while it was deemed unsuitable for counter-sniper operations. Shaffer agreed with Mills&#8217; assessment.<\/p>\n<p>The integrity of Crooks&#8217; rooftop position is critical since he fired eight shots within seconds\u2014hitting Trump and killing rally attendee Corey Comperatore\u2014before being neutralized himself. Another troubling issue discussed was how quickly Crooks\u2019 body was cremated without proper autopsy procedures being followed; even local coroners were reportedly unaware of its release for cremation shortly after his death.<\/p>\n<p>Republican Rep. Clay Higgins highlighted these issues when he sought access to Crooks\u2019 body but found it had already been disposed of by FBI authorities ten days post-incident instead of allowing for potential evidence collection.<\/p>\n<p>At this D.C. gathering, Erik Prince supported both Republicans&#8217; and Shaffer\u2019s views on what appeared to be mishandling or destruction of evidence related to this case<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2332507,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Ben-Shaffer.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[35617,39532,6983,3976,39533],"class_list":["post-2332506","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-butler-rally","tag-counter-sniper","tag-integrity","tag-investigation","tag-shooting-evidence"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Ben-Shaffer.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2332506","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2332506"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2332506\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2332507"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2332506"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2332506"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2332506"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}