A political firestorm has erupted after former Trump spokesperson Liz Harrington launched a blistering attack on FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino, accusing him of whitewashing the July 13th assassination attempt on President Donald J. Trump during his Butler, Pennsylvania rally.
Bongino, a former Secret Service agent turned conservative commentator, shocked many of his own supporters during a Fox News appearance by appearing to dismiss concerns about a cover-up in the J13 plot. Rather than call for transparency, Bongino leaned on his FBI position and offered a vague defense of the investigation, claiming that if there was something explosive to reveal, “we would have told you.”
“If there was a big, explosive ‘there’ there… give me one logical, sensible reason we would not have told you. There isn’t,” Bongino stated flatly.
But Liz Harrington wasn’t buying it—and she made that very clear.
In a searing response posted to social media and amplified across conservative channels, Harrington ripped Bongino’s remarks as “gaslighting,” accusing him of defending an agency that “cremated the shooter’s body, stonewalled Congress, and hosed down the crime scene.” Her words struck a nerve among MAGA loyalists who believe the J13 plot has been buried under a smokescreen of obfuscation.
“There is a ‘there’ there,” Harrington declared. “We know NOTHING about Thomas Crooks or who he was talking to.”
Crooks’ Unbelievable Breach
Harrington’s outrage reflects growing skepticism over how Thomas Crooks, a 20-year-old with no military or tactical background, managed to pull off what many are now calling a coordinated attack:
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He flew a drone over the rally site hours before the event and mapped the layout.
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He smuggled in a rangefinder.
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He scaled a rooftop 450 feet from Trump, crawling into sniper position undetected.
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He fired eight rounds before being stopped.
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A nearby sniper, only 40 feet away, failed to act in time.
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Crooks had a car full of explosives parked nearby—and wasn’t stopped in advance despite numerous red flags.
Bongino, who just last year exposed deep corruption within the Secret Service, now appears to many to be defending the very system he once called broken.
Political Fallout
The backlash is swift and loud. Trump supporters—once staunch fans of Bongino—are demanding answers, transparency, and accountability. Harrington’s statements are being hailed as a turning point in the fight to uncover what really happened on July 13.
And with the former FBI director now calling for “another hit” on Trump, the stakes have never been higher.
The American people are not asking for theories—they are demanding facts. Why was Crooks able to get so close? Who helped him? Why is the FBI hiding behind secrecy?
Until those questions are answered, the “there” Bongino says doesn’t exist is only growing louder—and Liz Harrington has made it clear: they’re not backing down.