WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) – Lawmakers are still investigating the attempted assassination of former president Donald Trump.
Several visited the site of the shooting Monday.
Members of the task force investigating the shooting got a new perspective of the site, but they say there’s still a lot they don’t know about the security lapses that led to the shooting.
House lawmakers stood on the rooftops near the rally site where a gunman opened fire on former president Donald Trump July 13.
“There were a lot of lines of sight that appeared to have been unsecured,” said Rep. Jason Crow (D-Colo.).
Lawmakers say getting the firsthand look is part of the process of figuring out what went wrong that day.
Pennsylvania Congressman Mike Kelly says that will take time.
“Getting to the truth is a slow process,” said Kelly.
Kelly and Democratic Congressman Jason Crow say this investigation is not political.
“You don’t have to be a Democrat or a Republican or unaffiliated to say there’s no room for political violence in America,” said Crow.
According to local law enforcement body camera video, the shooter was spotted before he opened fire.
The deadly incident has led to intense scrutiny of the Secret Service and questions about why the area wasn’t more secure.
“We want to make sure we get to the bottom of this,” said Rep. Lou Correa (D-Calif.).
Meanwhile at a Washington, D.C., think tank, Republican lawmakers and some law enforcement also discussed the shooting.
“There’s a lot of things we can point to as critical failures,” said Rep. Cory Mills (R-Fla.).
Florida Congressman Cory Mills says lawmakers will keep investigating.
Since the shooting, five Secret Service agents have been assigned to administrative duties and the director of the Secret Service has resigned.
