First appeared on FOX: The bipartisan House Select Committee investigating the assassination attempt on former President Trump is scheduled to visit the shooting scene later this month.
The committee’s chairman, Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA), spoke to Fox News Digital the day after his committee formally opened an investigation into the July 13 incident in Butler, Pennsylvania, when a 20-year-old gunman opened fire during President Trump’s speech, killing one rally attendee.
Butler’s visit, scheduled for the week of Aug. 26, will be the first time the seven House Republicans and six House Democrats appointed to the task force will meet in person to advance the investigation. Kelly said nearly all of the 13 lawmakers are confirmed to attend.
District Attorney Butler said local snipers were not responsible for the rooftop shooter.
Republican candidate Donald Trump is photographed being escorted off stage surrounded by Secret Service agents, blood running down his face, during a campaign event at the Butler Farm Show in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13, 2024. Rebecca Droke/AFP via Getty Images (Rebecca Droke/AFP via Getty Images)
“Some of our other members have never been there, so we want them to be able to see the actual things that were there that day. You won’t be able to see exactly what was there because it’s all been demolished and moved, but we will have plenty of personal time on the grounds so people can look out and say, ‘This is the roof where the shooter was,’ or ‘This is roughly where the former president of the United States had his podium,'” Kelly explained.
Kelly is also scheduled to meet with local officials during his visit, something he has already done himself.
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Rep. Mike Kelly will chair the task force. (Derek Shook for Fox News Digital)
The longtime Pennsylvania Republican lawmaker represents the area where the shooting occurred and was at the rally with his family that day.
“I thought the president was dead,” Kelly said matter-of-factly, recalling those initial, terrifying moments.
Kerry also said the incident brought back memories of the assassination of John F. Kennedy in November 1963, and vowed to be more transparent with the American people now than at that time.
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“To this day, we still don’t truly know what happened that day and we never want it to happen again. We will have answers by the end of the year, taking into account the election schedule and other things, and we will give the American people the answers they need,” he said.
Kelly said part of that work will include hearings when Congress reconvenes after Labor Day weekend.
