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House Panel Finds Trump Butler Assassination Attempt Was 'Preventable'

House Panel Finds Trump Butler Assassination Attempt Was 'Preventable'

Above: Rep. Elijah Crane (R-Ariz.), left, and Rep. Cory Mills, (R-Fla.) Florida, arrive to testify during a hearing with the full task force on the assassination attempt of former Pres. Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania. Image copyright: Ting Shen/Contributor/Bloomberg via Getty Images

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