{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://clayhiggins.house.gov/2024/08/15/higgins-releases-preliminary-investigative-report/", "Higgins Releases Preliminary Investigative Report", "2024-08-15", "2024", "2024-08", "Republican", "House", "LA", "Clay Higgins", "H001077", "clayhiggins.house.gov", "clayhiggins", "https://clayhiggins.house.gov/category/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA), a member of the Task Force on the Attempted Assassination of Donald J. Trump, released his preliminary investigative report, candidly discussing some of his objective findings following his \u201cboots on the ground\u201d trip to Butler, PA on August 4th, 5th and 6th.\n\nThe preliminary investigative report was submitted to Task Force Chairman Mike Kelly (R-PA) on August 12, 2024. The document was intended to foster discussion amongst Task Force members. It has been embargoed for several days pending authorization to release from the Task Force chain of command.\n\n\u201cAs I have said, every question will be answered, every theory explored, and every doubt erased. The American people deserve the full truth on the attempted assassination of President Trump,\u201d said Congressman Higgins. \u201cOur investigative efforts are moving forward in good faith. The release of my preliminary investigative report is reflective of my desire to deliver transparency and reassurance to the American people.\u201d\n\nThe preliminary report details some of Congressman Higgins\u2019 findings thus far. However, it is not exhaustive, nor final.\n\nNotable observations include:\n\n\u201cU.S. Secret Service did not retrieve the radios that had been set aside for them by Butler County tactical command. The radio comms were properly and perfectly arranged during the extensive pre-mission planning.\u201d\n\n\u201cAll 8 casings (from shots fired by Crooks) were recovered and are allegedly in proper possession of the FBI.\u201d\n\n\u201cThe 9th shot fired on J13 was from a Butler SWAT operator from the ground about 100 yards away from the AGR building. Shot 9 hit Crooks\u2019 rifle stock and fragged his face/neck/right shoulder area from the stock breaking up.\u201d\n\n\u201cThe 10th (and, I believe, final) shot was fired from the southern counter-sniper team.\u201d\n\n\u201cMy effort to examine Crooks\u2019 body on Monday, August 5, caused quite a stir and revealed a disturbing fact\u2026 the FBI released the body for cremation 10 days after J13.\u201d\n\n\u201cThe water tower was cleared by drone J13 AM by the County tactical commander, ESU Commander Lenz himself.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T21:36:13Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://clayhiggins.house.gov/2024/08/15/higgins-releases-preliminary-investigative-report/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.0010800324380398, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}