Trump Rally Counter-Sniper Agrees With Evidence Tampering Claims
A counter-sniper who was present at the Butler, Pennsylvania, assassination attempt on Donald Trump said he believes the handling of evidence over the following days was “odd.”Ben Shaffer gave his opinion during an unofficial forum on the assassination attempt at Heritage Foundation’s headquarters in Washington, DC. Mr. Shaffer told lawmakers and experts that there were “critical failures” in communication and logistics before taking questions from the panel.
Rep. Cory Mills of Florida asked Mr. Shaffer if he thought it was “odd” that the FBI had washed the roof from where the bullets were fired within days of the incident, potentially destroying evidence. “Yes, I do,” he answered.
Mills then asked if Shaffer found it equally “odd” that the coroner was not aware that shooter Matthew Crooks’ body had been released and cremated. The counter-sniper replied, “Yes, absolutely.”
The SWAT team member testified that Crooks was first noticed at 5.10 pm and again at 5.38 pm and stated that he should have immediately been considered a “person of interest.”
Former Navy SEAL Erik Prince added his contribution at that point and said that Shaffer’s testimony suggested “evidence tampering.”
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