Overview

• Witnesses and lawmakers, including Rep. Dan Meuser, have voiced frustration that federal and congressional probes provided no definitive explanations or reforms
• Media analysts faulted major outlets for downplaying the shooting, arguing that early reports used vague terms like “popping sounds” and coverage soon waned
• SWAT team leader Aaron Zaliponi publicly detailed firing a “ninth shot” believed to have delayed the gunman before a Secret Service countersniper delivered the fatal shot
• A year-long CBS investigation found no manifesto or psychological clues in Thomas Crooks’s secluded upbringing and online activities, leaving his motives unexplained
• President Trump and his allies credit divine intervention for his survival, showcasing commemorative art and framing his second term as a divinely inspired mission