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Wonder Why

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Thu Apr 30, 2026, 09:33 AM Apr 30

Legal filing raises questions about who shot Secret Service officer at press dinner [View all]

Source: Reuters

Summary

Court filing omits claim Allen shot Secret Service officer, contrasting with earlier official statements

Security footage reviewed by Washington Post shows no evidence Allen fired at officers

Source of officer's gunshot wound remains unclear

April 29 (Reuters) - A U.S. government court filing on Wednesday raised questions about officials’ initial assertions that a gunman shot a Secret ​Service officer while allegedly attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner.

Read more: https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/legal-filing-raises-questions-about-who-shot-secret-service-officer-press-dinner-2026-04-29/



Lies, Lies and more lies.

Now, after the false claims about the "gunman" shooting a Secret Service officer, they omitted any mention of that in their filing in court.

All those lies they told the media. Not one word about "We made a mistake", much less than "We lied because we wanted to hype this to the press so we made up false stories".
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Looks like some of those "conspiracy theories" some folks here were were going on about aren't just theories. sop Apr 30 #1
What theory does this relate to? (nt) muriel_volestrangler Apr 30 #5
Look at the threads where posters shared their theories about this incident and were called conspiracists. sop Apr 30 #6
Please answer what I asked, not give just a general "I'm right, but won't say how" reply (nt) muriel_volestrangler Apr 30 #16
Look at the threads yourself. Answer your own questions. I'm not going to waste my time looking for you. sop Apr 30 #18
Please answer what I asked, not give just a general "I'm right, but won't say how" reply (nt) muriel_volestrangler Apr 30 #19
"What theory does this relate to? (nt)" Is that really a question? sop Apr 30 #20
Yes. muriel_volestrangler Apr 30 #21
Your repeated demands for answers to a nonsensical question are disruptive. sop Apr 30 #22
I'm disrupting nothing. muriel_volestrangler Apr 30 #24
Yep. One of the other officers shot the guy in the bulletproof jacket Ritabert Apr 30 #2
Another SS with an ankle gun, shooting to wound to justify shooting dead Allen. Weird all those shots and Allen ... marble falls Apr 30 #3
Let's be clear that the goalposts already moved once Prairie Gates Apr 30 #4
And, even if someone did think to fire one or both of his weapons dickthegrouch Apr 30 #8
We will not learn that from this admin. Bayard Apr 30 #13
For all the hyping, that shooting really didn't gain Trump much in the way of support. Baitball Blogger Apr 30 #7
Re WP analysis: S S agent with clear shot misses "shooter", hits S S agent. Wounded S S agent fires at least once, flashman13 Apr 30 #9
Maybe spend the ballroom money on some firearms training? sop Apr 30 #11
What a novel idea. Spend tax payer money on something meaningful. flashman13 Apr 30 #12
"WTF, Being able to shoot is a big part of the job description." LudwigPastorius Apr 30 #23
Have you seen the video? The first shot was a close range head on shot. The second shot was at 10 feet max. flashman13 Apr 30 #25
Friendly Fire purr-rat beauty Apr 30 #10
Just another PR stunt, and Epstein cover Bayard Apr 30 #14
They got their lie into the narrative. It will be impossible to correct in the public mind. ShazamIam Apr 30 #15
As our Attorney General said: "Sometimes you find the bullet, and sometimes it just disappears." TheRickles Apr 30 #17
Eff up cover up Faux pas Apr 30 #26
Carol Leonig stated that Allen tripped and that's why they were able to stop him. Katinfl Apr 30 #27
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