Rep. Cory Mills (R-FL) suggested that “nefarious purposes” were at play in the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, questioning why the Secret Service refused additional resources the day the shooting occurred. 

Mills is the co-leader, alongside Rep. Eli Crane (R-AZ), of an independent investigation into the assassination attempt, which just conducted a forum interviewing three witnesses considered subject matter experts on government security. The Florida congressman argued the investigation into the shooting has only raised more questions, such as how the shooter, 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks, had access to “multi-channel detonating devices,” along with having no presence on social media.