WND By Jacob Adams, The Daily Signal March 27, 2025
'Director Patel did in hours what previous FBI leadership couldn't do in eight years'Nearly eight years after a deranged gunman opened fire on members of Congress and others at a practice session for the annual charity Congressional Baseball Game in June 2017, seriously injuring Rep. Steve Scalise, the FBI on Wednesday released all its files on the matter requested by the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.
Scalise, R-La., then the House majority whip, sustained severe injuries and underwent several surgeries in the early-morning attack in Alexandria, Va. After a lengthy recovery, he returned to Congress on Sept. 28 to a standing ovation. Other victims included Capitol Police Special Agents Crystal Griner and David Bailey. The gunman was killed in the ensuing shootout.
Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Ark., chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, told The Daily Signal that the shootings were personal.
"The 2017 shooting at the Republicans' congressional baseball practice was a jarring and very personal moment for all of us. House Intel Republicans have been requesting the complete FBI report on the shooting for years," Crawford said in a statement to The Daily Signal.
"I appreciate [FBI Director Kash] Patel's swift follow-through on his commitment—a welcome change from the FBI. Director Patel did in hours what previous FBI leadership couldn't do in eight years. I am encouraged by this display of transparency, and I am hopeful the committee can count on all Intel leaders to provide us the information we need to conduct our oversight authority," the Arkansas lawmaker said.
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