Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) savaged FBI representatives during a congressional hearing Tuesday, brutally mocking the agency after Director Christopher Wray last week claimed he didn’t know if Donald Trump had been hit by a bullet.
Addressing FBI Deputy Director Paul Abbate, Sen. Kennedy asked whether the agency had any other theories behind what could have injured the former president at his campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, two weeks ago.
🔥SAVAGE SENATOR KENNEDY🔥
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) July 30, 2024
KENNEDY: "Is there any doubt in your mind or in the collective mind of the FBI that President Trump was shot in the ear by a bullet fired by the assassin?"
FBI DEPUTY DIRECTOR: "There is absolutely no doubt."
KENNEDY: "It wasn't a space laser?"
FBI:… pic.twitter.com/6hUPuGZaPQ
“Is there any doubt in your mind or in the collective mind of the FBI that President Trump was shot in the ear by a bullet fired by the assassin?” Sen. Kennedy asked.
Abbate responded, “Senator, there is absolutely no doubt in the FBI’s mind whether former President Trump was hit with a bullet and wounded in the ear.”
“No doubt. There never has been,” Abbate added, contrasting with testimony Wray gave to the House Judiciary Committee last week.
Sen. Kennedy pressed forward, asking, “You’re sure? It wasn’t a space laser.”
“No,” Abbate replied.
“It wasn’t a murder hornet?” Kennedy sarcastically inquired.
“Absolutely not,” responded Abbate.
“It wasn’t Sasquatch?” Kennedy continued, before establishing, “It was a bullet fired by [would-be assassin Thomas Matthew] Crooks.”
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The senator’s derisive line of questioning was intended to highlight questionable remarks last week by FBI Director Christopher Wray, in which he appeared to feed into leftist conspiracy theories that Trump may not have been shot by a would-be assassin.
“As I said, I think with respect to former President Trump, there’s some question about whether or not it’s bullet or shrapnel that hit his ear,” Wray claimed during a House Judiciary Committee hearing last week.
“No, it was, unfortunately, a bullet that hit my ear, and hit it hard. There was no glass, there was no shrapnel,” Trump responded on Truth Social last Thursday. “The hospital called it a ‘bullet wound to the ear,’ and that is what it was. No wonder the once storied FBI has lost the confidence of America!”
You're sure "It wasn't a murder hornet?" Kennedy sarcastically asked deputy FBI director.
Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) savaged FBI representatives during a congressional hearing Tuesday, brutally mocking the agency after Director Christopher Wray last week claimed he didn’t know if Donald Trump had been hit by a bullet.
Addressing FBI Deputy Director Paul Abbate, Sen. Kennedy asked whether the agency had any other theories behind what could have injured the former president at his campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, two weeks ago.
🔥SAVAGE SENATOR KENNEDY🔥
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) July 30, 2024
KENNEDY: "Is there any doubt in your mind or in the collective mind of the FBI that President Trump was shot in the ear by a bullet fired by the assassin?"
FBI DEPUTY DIRECTOR: "There is absolutely no doubt."
KENNEDY: "It wasn't a space laser?"
FBI:… pic.twitter.com/6hUPuGZaPQ
“Is there any doubt in your mind or in the collective mind of the FBI that President Trump was shot in the ear by a bullet fired by the assassin?” Sen. Kennedy asked.
Abbate responded, “Senator, there is absolutely no doubt in the FBI’s mind whether former President Trump was hit with a bullet and wounded in the ear.”
“No doubt. There never has been,” Abbate added, contrasting with testimony Wray gave to the House Judiciary Committee last week.
Sen. Kennedy pressed forward, asking, “You’re sure? It wasn’t a space laser.”
“No,” Abbate replied.
“It wasn’t a murder hornet?” Kennedy sarcastically inquired.
“Absolutely not,” responded Abbate.
“It wasn’t Sasquatch?” Kennedy continued, before establishing, “It was a bullet fired by [would-be assassin Thomas Matthew] Crooks.”
RELATED – Watch: Acting Secret Service Director Admits NOBODY’S Been Fired After Attempted Trump Assassination
The senator’s derisive line of questioning was intended to highlight questionable remarks last week by FBI Director Christopher Wray, in which he appeared to feed into leftist conspiracy theories that Trump may not have been shot by a would-be assassin.
“As I said, I think with respect to former President Trump, there’s some question about whether or not it’s bullet or shrapnel that hit his ear,” Wray claimed during a House Judiciary Committee hearing last week.
“No, it was, unfortunately, a bullet that hit my ear, and hit it hard. There was no glass, there was no shrapnel,” Trump responded on Truth Social last Thursday. “The hospital called it a ‘bullet wound to the ear,’ and that is what it was. No wonder the once storied FBI has lost the confidence of America!”
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