FBI concludes Trump assassin worked alone

When a 20-year-old was able to get off several shots at Trump’s Butler, PA, rally, conspiracy theories rolled. There was no way he acted alone, especially with all the security mishaps, right?

Well, the FBI says that was not the case, and Trump is happy with its assessment.

Conspiracy theories roll

After the assassination attempt, and it being sheer luck that Trump survived, everything stunk about the attempt on his life.

The assassin was on site before the event. He was noticed by authorities but not detained; he was able to climb a room in plain sight, then get the shots off.

There were even Republicans who fed the theories, with Rep. Mike Collins (R-GA) posting to X, "Joe Biden sent the orders." Elon Musk added to the theories, saying that it was "extreme incompetence" or "deliberate" action by the Secret Service that resulted in the near-death of Trump.

I actually reported at the time that I thought it was a case of someone higher up in the agency not working with the shooter, but being indifferent to the threats against Trump’s life. And I still believe it. I don’t think the shooter was working with anyone, but I think the powers that be that day simply didn’t care.

He acted alone

This week, FBI Director Kash Patel concluded his investigation, finding that the shooter did, in fact, act alone, which did not surprise me.

He explained, “We not only had to maintain the chain of command to President Trump, but we had to remind the world that President Trump was the victim — one of the four victims — on that day.

“There are victims’ rights rules that apply to him, and they don’t get erased because he is the president.”

Deputy Director Dan Bongino added, “We have reviewed this case over and over — looked into every nugget. We have spoken to the families, the president — there is no cover-up here. There is no motive for it, there is no reason for it.”

Trump accepts outcome

Patel further stated that the president was informed of the results of the investigation and that he accepted the report.

He stated, “We fully briefed the president, as a victim of this case, at the White House, providing him with all of the details of our investigation, and the president was satisfied with the results and where we left it.”

But that does not explain who dropped the ball that day, because that is what most of us are looking to find out. Helen Comperatore, the wife of Corey Comperatore, said it best in July, stating, “We were all sitting ducks that day. Our blood is all over their hands. I am angry. I lost the love of my life.”

She’s right, and we are all lucky more people did not lose their lives that day. I don’t doubt for a second that the shooter acted alone, but it is the negligence that I want to learn about. So, sorry Mr. Patel, I don’t accept your one paragraph answer about the report. It may not be a cover-up of the shooting itself, but this sure smells bad in terms of covering for the people who blatantly dropped the ball that day.