Sen. Lindsey Graham (S.C.), the ranking Republican member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, asked FBI Director Christopher Wray in a letter Friday to retract his testimony before Congress in which he questioned whether former President Trump was grazed by a bullet or shrapnel during the assassination attempt at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
“It is clear to everyone that President Trump survived an assassination attempt by millimeters, as the bullet from the assassination attempt tore through the top of his ear. This was made clear in the instructions my office received and should not be a point of contention. Therefore, I urge you to immediately correct his statement and acknowledge that President Trump was struck by a bullet and not glass or shrapnel,” Graham wrote to Wray.
Wray told House lawmakers on Wednesday that he was unsure whether Trump was injured by a bullet or shrapnel from the shooting, which left one spectator dead and two others seriously injured at Trump’s rally.
“I think with former President Trump, there is some question as to whether or not it was a bullet or shrapnel that hit his ear,” Wray told House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio).
Graham on Friday asked Wray to immediately correct the record.
“As the head of the FBI, you should not create confusion about these matters, as it further undermines the agency’s credibility with millions of Americans. Please correct this statement immediately,” he wrote.
Rep. Ronny Jackson (R-Texas), who served as White House physician under Trump, distributed a letter Friday disputing Wray’s claim that Trump could have been hit by something other than a bullet.
“There was no evidence that it was anything other than a bullet,” Jackson wrote.
He urged Congress to “correct the record” and criticized Wray for making an “inappropriate” suggestion that Trump’s wound was caused by something other than a bullet.
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