Task Force Requests Documents and Interviews from ATF in Ongoing Investigation of Assassination Attempts on Donald J. Trump 

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Task Force on the Attempted Assassination of Donald J. Trump Chairman Mike Kelly (R-Pa.) and Ranking Member Jason Crow (D-Colo.) requested documents and interviews from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) regarding the assassination attempts on Donald J. Trump on July 13, 2024, in Butler, Pennsylvania, and on September 15, 2024, in West Palm Beach, Florida.  

The ATF provided “critical incident” response functions on July 13 at both the Butler, Pa. rally site, and the home of Matthew Crooks. The Task Force will continue to examine the ATF’s response to the second assassination attempt on September 15. 

The Task Force is looking into all actions by federal, state, and local agencies, related to the assassination attempts on July 13 and September 15. The Task Force has requested to receive information no later than October 17, 2024. This includes, but is not limited to the following materials:

• Briefing materials, written testimony, prepared remarks, and handouts given to Members or staff related to the July 13 and September 15 events.  
• All transcripts from interviews conducted by the ATF related to both attempts. 
• Copies of all documents sent to the FBI and Pennsylvania State Police, including investigative reports.  
• All communications, including emails, text messages, phone logs, or communications from other messaging services referring or related to the ATF’s “critical incident” response on July 13 and ATF’s response to the September 15 event, as applicable.   
• All documents related to ATF's “critical incident” response in Butler, and West Palm Beach, including ATF reports, forms, interview transcripts, and notes. This includes documents related to: (i) the discovery and investigation of the improvised explosive device at Matthew Crooks's home; and (ii) the efforts to locate and investigate Thomas Matthew Crooks’s vehicle. 

In the letter, the Task Force also requests all communications, including emails, text messages, and phone logs referring or related to the events on July 13 and September 15.  

You can read the letter here.