Bizarre new Trump shooting theory emerges as lawmaker drops bombshell about 'second bullet'

A Republican lawmaker is floating a bombshell caller mentation that Donald Trump shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks was really changeable aggregate times. 

The revelation of nan 'second bullet' mentation came astatine nan extremity of a congressional proceeding Thursday aimed astatine investigating nan deadly assassination effort on July 13 successful Butler, Pennsylvania. 

Louisiana Republican Rep. Clay Higgins asked Dr. Ariel Goldschmidt, nan aesculapian examiner of Allegheny County who conducted nan autopsy connected Thomas Matthew Crooks, if a 2nd slug could person struck Crooks. 

'You stated that location was only 1 slug wound,' Higgins told nan doctor. 'I judge that you had only 1 observable slug wound.'

Then he asked a shocking question.  

'Could nan injuries connected Crooks's shoulders person been caused by a operation of changeable number 9 and changeable number ten?' Higgins, a erstwhile rule enforcement official, stunningly inquired. 

The Republican specifically wanted to cognize if Crooks was deed by nan ninth changeable fired that day. 

Crooks was killed by nan tenth changeable that rang out, a truth corroborated successful legislature testimony. 

But earlier successful nan proceeding earlier nan House Task Force assigned to analyse Trump's myriad assassination attempts, a section rule enforcement charismatic testified that an Emergency Services Unit (ESU) sniper nether his bid changeable at, and seemingly impacted, Crooks earlier he was fatally shot. 

'Could nan injuries connected Crooks's shoulders person been caused by a mixed effect of Butler County ESU changeable number 9 striking location successful nan vicinity of nan butt banal of of Crooks's firearm and immoderate some fragmenting from that impact?' Higgins asked. 'Is that possible?' 

Goldschmidt responded: 'No, I don't judge so.'

Higgins changeable back: 'Does that mean it's possible?'

Again nan expert said: 'No, it's not possible.'

The Louisianan again launched his mentation astatine nan aesculapian examiner. 

'The FBI recovered nary different bullets, that's our understanding, nary different projectiles, different than nan partial projectile that you recovered from his shoulder.'

'So you don't cognize wherever changeable number 9 went do you doctor?' Higgins asked. 

The expert responded successful nan affirmative.

Then Higgins projected a really bizarre mentation akin to nan Silver Bullet conspiracy that cropped up successful nan aftermath of erstwhile President John F. Kennedy's assassination.  

'You're saying it's not imaginable that changeable number 9 went each nan measurement done Crooks, and you had nary measurement of knowing that, because it was successful nan aforesaid coiled that was further affected by changeable number ten,' Higgins said. 

His mentation appeared to beryllium that Crooks was deed by 2 bullets and they some entered nan aforesaid location connected nan shooters body. 

One slug went cleanable done Crooks, Higgins suggested, while nan different was logged successful his assemblage and was later recovered by nan aesculapian examiner. 

'There was nary evidence' of that theory, Goldschmidt said. 

Then Higgins seemed to find solace successful nan examiner's answer.

'There you go,' nan lawmaker responded to nan doctor. 

'So that's different than impossible,' Higgins said cracking a smirk arsenic though his 'second bullet' mentation was vindicated. 

The lawsuit was a unusual speech to a hourslong proceeding that uncovered galore caller findings from witnesses from nan Keystone State.   

Law enforcement witnesses, galore who were coming astatine nan rally during nan shooting, elaborate grisly aspects that unfolded during nan messy time during a nationalist hearing.

That includes nan nonstop infinitesimal shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, was taken retired by a antagonistic sniper, conscionable seconds aft he changeable nan erstwhile president.

The officials expressed remorse complete nan decease and carnage that ensued that day, and nan lapses successful mentation and connection pinch nan U.S. Secret Service that led up to it. 

In addition, nan long-awaited results of a bid of tests conducted during Crooks' autopsy are yet being released. 

Opening nan hearing, Chairman of nan Trump Assassination Task Force Mike Kelly, R-Pa., said nan Secret Service's miscommunication led to confusion.

He likened it to nan agency playing a crippled of telephone during nan crisis.

Kelly told nan witnesses he sought clarity connected nan tragic events from July 13, and fto them begin.

Mr. Edward Lenz, Sergeant, Adams Township Police Department, Commander, Butler County Emergency Services Unit (ESU) opened up nan proceeding pinch his testimony. 

He was successful complaint of a ample 44 personnel Emergency Service Unit that intimately assisted nan Secret Service, much officers than nan agency requested. 

His wife, a aesculapian professional, moreover aided immoderate wounded that day, he added. 

Lenz testified that astatine nary constituent during nan mentation was nan section ESU asked to unafraid nan AGR analyzable from wherever Thomas Matthew Crooks changeable from.

Nor were they asked to put anyone connected nan roof. 

They did, however, person a sniper connected nan barn adjacent to Trump. 

He described really that sniper changeable astatine Crooks six seconds aft nan first shots astatine nan erstwhile president sounded off.

That ESU sniper nether his bid changeable astatine Crooks from 110 yards, he testified. 

'When shots rang retired he quickly was capable to place wherever nan shots were coming from,' Lenz told nan panel.

'He observed nan shooter, shouldered his rifle, he acquired his target, and he fired 1 changeable astatine nan shooter which caused him to recoil and concisely autumn retired of site.'

That individual saw done his scope Crooks recoil aft firing, indicating that nan 20-year-old was deed by nan round, aliases astatine slightest frightened. 

Lenz testified that nan ESU shooter was 'very confident' that nan changeable connected pinch nan target.  

But seconds aft Crooks vanished pursuing nan first volley, nan 20-year-old reappeared and was instantly changeable erstwhile more, this clip fatally by nan Secret Service. 

Lenz said location was 'no guidance' from nan Secret Service connected wherever he should position his ESU operators.

They were besides not fixed accusation connected rules for engagement from nan agency, Lenz said. 

And Crooks's assemblage showed signs that nan Secret Service sniper's bullet was nan 1 that killed nan shooter. 

Dr. Ariel Goldschmidt, nan aesculapian examiner of Allegheny County, who conducted nan autopsy connected Thomas Matthew Crooks, confirmed Thursday he was killed by nan sniper.

Goldschmidt confirmed that gunshot residue samples were taken.

He wished Crooks died arsenic a consequence of a high-velocity gunshot coiled to nan caput aft conducting nan autopsy nan greeting of July 14. 

The entranceway coiled was conscionable supra Crooks's lip, he testified.  

Then connected July 22 his assemblage was released to nan ceremonial location astatine nan directive of nan region coroner.

Goldschmidt besides revealed that anterior to his reappraisal of nan assemblage it was x-rayed and handled by nan FBI. 

The aesculapian examiner besides said that he does not judge that Crooks' assemblage was impacted by a ninth aliases tenth changeable erstwhile pressed by Rep. Clay Higgins, R-La., connected whether location were further wounds discovered during nan autopsy. 

Previously Higgins released an independent study indicating that nan banal of Crooks's weapon could person been deed by gunfire and nan resulting shrapnel from nan onslaught could person injured nan shooter. 

But nan expert dispelled that proposal during nan proceeding Thursday. 

Higgins besides had raised issues he encountered aft he tried to position Crooks' assemblage connected August 5 arsenic portion of his ain individual inspection.

The erstwhile constabulary skipper said his petition to position nan assemblage 'caused rather a operation and revealed a disturbing fact.'

It was astatine this constituent that he learned that nan FBI had 'released nan assemblage for cremation 10 days' aft nan shooting successful Butler, Pennsylvania, connected July 13.

Higgins says 'nobody knew' that nan assemblage had been returned to nan family, including nan region coroner and section enforcement. He writes that nan coroner still had 'legal authority complete nan body' erstwhile nan FBI made this determination and accuses nan agency of 'obstruction'.

John D. Herold, Lieutenant, Pennsylvania State Police, nan serviceman successful complaint for nan State Police connected July 13, besides testified.

During nan proceeding he said location were 20 members of his squad location to support nan Secret Service, and his agency provided everything nan agency requested. 

He besides said that his squad was not tasked pinch securing nan AGR building from wherever Crooks changeable nan erstwhile president. 

The sheet besides played unseen footage of section enforcement officers attempting to face Crooks earlier nan shooting. 

The video shows dash-cam footage from a constabulary car showing an serviceman attempting to climb onto nan roof. 

Then nan serviceman jumps down from nan AGR tile building frantically. 

He appears to injure his ankle and hobbles distant pinch haste, seemingly afraid. 

It was antecedently reported that an serviceman saw Crooks connected nan tile and tried to attack him earlier nan 20-year-old opened fire, and nan video confirmed nan account.