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-Lurid Crime Tales-

Trump shooting task force obtains 'gruesome autopsy' for Thomas Crooks as details emerge of would-be assassin's bizarre behavior in days before

2024-09-11

[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] The leader of the congressional committee investigating the assassination attempt on Donald Trump says the autopsy report of shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks is stomach-churning.

Rep. Mike Kelly, R-Pa., the top Republican in charge of the probe told DailyMail.com that the report and its grisly details are 'gruesome.' However, he did not provide a timetable for when the autopsy would be released publicly. Kelly, who represents Butler, Pennsylvania, where the shooting occurred, has led several investigative trips to the fairgrounds where Trump spoke to further uncover details about the tragedy that left one dead and several, including the former president, injured.

Kelly also disclosed that the FBI told him Crooks exhibited strange behavior before the shooting. That included 'walking around the house talking to himself' and 'flapping his arms,' Punchbowl news first reported.

Sounds likea psychotic break. Was he on antidepressants?

'There was some indication that something was wrong,' the chairman said.

And as the slow drip of information related to the shooting continues, a new report indicates that a top Secret Service leader has been asked to step down. The Office of Protective Operations Assistant Director Michael Plati has been asked by his bosses to retire, Fox News first reported Tuesday morning. It indicated that Plati will end his service with the agency in the coming days.

Sources told the outlet that the move is related to the agency's performance during Trump's Butler shooting on July 13. Plati was apparently asked to step down by the top brass, including Acting Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe, who previously testified before Congress about the assassination attempt.

The agency reportedly also has another briefing planned for Congress in the coming days.

But a Secret Service spokesperson told DailyMail.com that Plati is stepping down on his own accord.

'Assistant Director Plati was not asked to resign or retire by anyone. This was a personal decision that he has made and we thank him for his 27 years of dedicated service to the federal government,' they said in a statement.

Posted by:Skidmark

#4 The truth? From the gov? You can't handle the truth and will never get it anyways.

Posted by: alanc 2024-09-11 15:28

#3 'Walking around the house talking to himself'

But we have to let him take the shot before making an arrest.

Posted by: mossomo 2024-09-11 13:39

#2 It’s new that Assistant Director Plati is being forced into retirement. Is he the designated Judas goat?

Posted by: trailing wife 2024-09-11 11:54

#1 Cutting open a dead human body is certainly not for the faint of heart. But I went to the Daily Mail article and didn't see anything new. I'm with Melania. We need the truth.

Posted by: Abu Uluque 2024-09-11 11:27

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