Free Republic

The Secret Service counter-sniper who shot alleged would-be Trump assassin Thomas Crooks was put on desk duty, and was never interviewed or debriefed by his superiors, according to newly released interview transcripts from the House Task Force investigating the Trump assassination attempts. The Task Force’s interview with the sniper, who’s full name hasn’t been released, took place on Nov. 21 (crowd-sourced research indicates his last name is King). One of the first questions from the Task Force was whether the sniper had been debriefed by the Secret Service, and what his duties were following the July 13 deadly campaign rally...