“There is some question about whether or not it was a bullet or shrapnel that hit his ear,” FBI Director Christopher Wray said Wednesday.

FBI Director Christopher Wray revealed during a marathon testimony on Wednesday that investigators still do not know if former President Donald Trump was grazed by a bullet or a piece of shrapnel during his attempted assassination.

Twice during the hours-long session, Wray told lawmakers that the FBI was still working to determine what exactly struck the former president on his right ear during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. “My understanding is that either it [a bullet] or some shrapnel is what grazed his ear,” Wray told Rep. Kevin Kiley (R-CA).

  • LANIK2000@lemmy.world
    364·
    4 months ago

    I don’t understand why this is news worthy. Like even if they prove it wasn’t a bullet, what does this change?

    • AnIndefiniteArticle@sh.itjust.works
      20·
      4 months ago

      Because he and many lazy outlets are reporting he was definitely shot or hit by a bullet.

      This is newsworthy because it’s clarifying a misconception that is going around and is being amplified by the trump team because it makes him seem more “badass” and “hard to kill”.

    • Waltzy@feddit.uk
      153·
      4 months ago

      Aye, it doesn’t really feel relevant. He was injured as a result of gunfire.

    • anonymous111@lemmy.world
      64·
      4 months ago

      You are right. It is a sensationalist headline that people will click on (or not click on and use to justify their existing view/conspiracy theory).