Republican Senator Ron Johnson has released preliminary findings of his office’s investigation into the assassination attempt of Donald Trump, also floating the idea that there may have been more than one shooter.

Johnson appeared on Fox News Sunday to discuss the findings, and noted “Was it one rifle? Was it more than one? I’ve seen some pretty interesting video on the internet by experts that does certainly call into question what the FBI is telling us about a single shooter.”

Johnson did not say which video he was specifically referring to, but there has been speculation that a figure was filmed atop the water tower close to the rally site.

“So, are you questioning whether or not there was a second shooter?” host Maria Bartiromo asked, adding “Is that what you’re questioning, or if the shooter had a different gun?”

“I saw an extremely convincing video online, I know it’s all over the place,” Johnson replied, adding “There were three distinct shots early on, followed by another five in more staccato, more rapidly fired, and then the final one, which we believe took the shooter out.”

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Aside from the speculation, Johnson noted that his findings include a revelation that the Secret Service did not attend a security briefing given to local SWAT and sniper teams on the morning of July 13.

Johnson, the ranking member on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, also related that Law Enforcement wasn’t even on the same security radio channel as the Secret Service, and the Sniper and Swat teams weren’t on the same channels as patrol officers, or Secret Service either.

Johnson also spoke about a mystery ATF agent who reportedly demanded to be provided copies of photos that the sniper team took of the body of the shooter, Thomas Matthew Crooks.

Johnson stated that no one asked the individual for credentials, initially believing he was with the Secret Service, and investigators now cannot locate the ATF agent.

“We can’t trust the FBI and Secret Service to do an honest and open, transparent investigation. That’s just a very sad fact. We’ve got to rely on other sources,” Johnson urged.

As we highlighted this past weekend, law enforcement officials have leaked details of a briefing they received claiming that the would be assassin of Donald Trump was able to fly a drone over the site of the rally in the morning and get aerial footage.

Trump Shooter Flew Drone Over Rally Site Earlier In The Day

Johnson’s office also provided a timeline of events in the report, which is reproduced below.

9 a.m. — Butler County Emergency Services held a briefing for the local SWAT and Sniper units from Butler County, Beaver County, and Washington County providing security for Trump’s rally. The briefing outlined the security perimeter for the event and areas of responsibility for each local unit as well as staging locations, including sniper locations, for each local unit and the Secret Service.

Attendees of the briefing said no Secret Service or other federal law enforcement were present for the briefing and that the Secret Service initially did not plan to provide sniper units before changing plans for unclear reasons. It is unknown why the Secret Service did not attend the briefing.

9:27 a.m. — Crooks enters a Home Depot in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania. Video footage of the store reportedly shows him entering alone.

9:41 a.m. — Crooks purchases a 5.5 FT Aluminum Dual Platform ladder.

9:42 a.m. — Crooks exits the Home Depot. Video footage of the parking lot reportedly shows him leaving in a vehicle, although the footage could not identify the make and model of the vehicle.

10:30 a.m. — Two local law enforcement snipers are in position on the second floor inside the AGR building.

5:10 p.m. — Crooks is first seen by one sniper (AGR sniper 1) at the AGR building.

5:14 p.m. — AGR sniper 1 takes pictures of Crooks.

5:28 p.m. — AGR sniper 1 takes a picture of a bicycle and what appears to be two bags near the AGR building, although it is unclear what happened to the bicycle and bags after the day of the shooting.

 5:32 p.m. — AGR sniper 1 observes Crooks looking at his phone and using a rangefinder.

5:38 p.m. — AGR sniper 1 messages the “Sniper Group” about Crooks.

5:40 p.m. — AGR sniper 1 is instructed to “call into command” about Crooks.

5:41 p.m. — AGR sniper 1 calls into command and offers a description of Crooks and the rangefinder, and says Crooks was “lurking around [the] AGR building.”

5:49 p.m. — Photos of Crooks were sent to Butler County Emergency Services Command.

5:55 p.m. — Butler County Emergency Services confirms the photos were received.

5:59 p.m. — Butler County Emergency Services asks which direction Crooks is moving. AGR sniper 1 is initially unsure which direction Crooks is moving.

6:05 p.m. — AGR sniper 1 later says Crooks has a backpack and is moving northeast “in the direction of Sheetz.”

6:06 p.m. to 6:12 p.m. — AGR sniper 1 moves to the ground floor of the building to meet local law enforcement patrol to notify them of Crooks’ presence.

Roughly 6:11 p.m. — Crooks start to open fire, and the Secret Service then returns fire and kills Crooks.

6:23 p.m. — Beaver County SWAT operators step onto the roof where Crooks was stationed and confirm he is dead. Local law enforcement from another county and at least one Secret Service agent also walked onto the roof.

6:46 p.m. — Crooks is patted down when law enforcement finds a transmitter device, Crooks’ phone and the rangefinder in his pockets.

7:45p.m. to 7:46 p.m. — As requested by the Allegheny Bomb Squad, local law enforcement sent pictures of Crooks and the items to an ATF agent. The ATF is reportedly using the pictures of Crooks to run facial recognition.

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