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Melania Trump boosts conspiracy theory online about rally shooting

Former first lady Melania Trump has raised questions around the law enforcement response to the attempted assassination of her husband, in a video she published on Tuesday to promote her new book.In the 34-second video posted to her X account, Melania begins by describing the attempted assassination
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Former first lady Melania Trump has raised questions around the law enforcement response to the attempted assassination of her husband, in a video she published on Tuesday to promote her new book.

In the 34-second video posted to her X account, Melania begins by describing the attempted assassination on her husband as a “horrible, distressing experience”. And now, she says in the video, which is overlayed with dramatic instrumental music, “the silence around it feels heavy”.

“I can’t help but wonder why didn’t law enforcement officials arrest the shooter before the speech?” she asks in the video. “There is definitely more to this story and we need to uncover the truth.”

The video then cuts to black and then ends with an image of the cover to her new memoir, Melania, and a link to buy copies.

Donald Trump himself has recently, without any evidence, blamed Joe Biden and Kamala Harris for the assassination attempt and accused them of making it difficult for the Secret Service to have the staffing to protect him. Conspiracy theories around the shooting have spread in some Republican and rightwing circles.

There has been no evidence that the US president or vice-president were directly involved in or interfered with the Secret Service’s arrangements, or that there was any wider plot to attack Trump beyond the lone shooter, who was killed moments after opening fire.

On Melania’s website, it states her memoir, which she describes as “the powerful and inspiring story of a woman who has defined personal excellence, overcome adversity, and carved her own path” is available to pre-order for $40.

A signed edition is also available for $75, and a collector’s edition, which includes a signature, bonus photographs and a “digital collectable”, is on sale for $250.

Since the assassination attempt on the former president on 13 July in Pennsylvania, where 20-year-old Thomas Crooks opened fire on Trump as he spoke at a campaign rally, the FBI and Secret Service have come under intense scrutiny and criticism over security issues at the event.

Trump survived the shooting but sustained an injury to his ear, and one rally attendee was killed in the attack and two others were injured. The gunman was shot dead by a Secret Service officer at the scene.

The remarks by the former first lady on Tuesday come as investigations are under way looking into what happened that day, as well as the decisions and actions of personnel leading up to the event.

New details have emerged in the last two months regarding the lead-up to 13 July, apparent security and communication failings by and between law enforcement agencies, as well as new details on the shooter himself, such as his search history and preparations for the attack, but FBI officials have not yet uncovered a motive for the attack.

In late July, the director of the Secret Service resigned after a hearing where she was criticized by lawmakers over the apparent security failures around the shooting, and of failing to answer some specific questions about what went wrong. A day later, the House voted to form a taskforce to investigate the failings around the rally security and in late August, at least five US Secret Service agents were placed on leave in relation to the 13 July rally.

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Melania Trump questions Trump assassination attempt story: ‘We need to uncover the truth’

Screen grab showing Former First Lady Melania Trump addresses her husbands assassination attempt on X.Source: @melaniatrump | XFormer first lady Melania Trump questioned the official account of the attempted assassination this summer of her husband, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump.Speak
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Former first lady Melania Trump questioned the official account of the attempted assassination this summer of her husband, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump.

Speaking in a dramatically produced 30-second video, posted to social media platform X on Tuesday to promote her new memoir, Trump argues there is “definitely more to the story.”

She refers specifically to the failure of law enforcement to arrest the shooter, Thomas Crooks, before the near-fatal shooting of Donald Trump at a campaign rally in western Pennsylvania.

“The attempt to end my husband’s life was a horrible, distressing experience,” she says on the video. “Now the silence around it feels heavy.”

“I can’t help but wonder, why didn’t law enforcement officials arrest the shooter before the speech?” she said. “There is definitely more to this story, and we need to uncover the truth.”

The video ends with an image of her new book, “Melania,” and a link to buy copies of it. The book is being released the second week of October.

CNBC has reached out to Donald Trump’s campaign to request comment on the statement by his wife, which was posted online hours before her husband was due to debate Vice President Kalama Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, in Philadelphia.

Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump with his bloodied face is assisted by the Secret Service as multiple shots rang out during a campaign rally at the Butler Farm Show in Butler, Pennsylvania, U.S., July 13, 2024. 

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The Secret Service, which protects Donald Trump and other former presidents, has faced intense criticism for its failure to prevent Crooks from firing during the rally in Butler Township, Pennsylvania, on July 13. Crooks had positioned himself on a roof overlooking the rally site nearby.

Trump’s ear was hit by gunfire and one man was killed, former fire chief Corey Comperatore. Several other people were injured before Crooks was fatally shot by the Secret Service.

Crooks was identified by police as suspicious near the rally because “he was milling about and he stood out to them because he never made his way to a point of ingress to the venue,” Pennsylvania State Police Col. Christopher Paris said at a House Homeland Security Committee hearing on July 23.

Crooks was later spotted by police carrying a range finder, according to Paris.

He fired off rounds from a rifle after a Butler Township police officer hoisted himself up to the edge of the roof, only to see Crooks pointing a gun at him.

Kimberly Cheatle, who had been the Secret Service’s director at the time of the shooting, resigned on July 23, a day after members of a House of Representatives committee lambasted her and the Secret Service over their handling of the shooting.