Sen. Lindsey Graham (S.C.), the ranking Republican member on the Senate Judiciary Committee, asked FBI Director Christopher Wray in a letter Friday to recant his testimony before Congress in which he questioned if former President Trump was grazed by a bullet or shrapnel during the attempted assassination at a rally in Butler, Pa.
“It is clear to everyone that President Trump survived an assassination attempt by millimeters, as the attempted assassin’s bullet ripped the upper part of his ear. This was made clear in briefings my office received and should not be a point of contention. Therefore, I urge you to immediately correct your statement and acknowledge that President Trump was hit by a bullet rather than glass or shrapnel,” Graham wrote to Wray.
Wray told House lawmakers on Wednesday that he wasn’t certain if Trump was injured by a bullet or shrapnel from the shooting, which left one spectator dead and two others critically injured at Trump’s rally.
“I think with respect to former President Trump, there’s some question about whether or not it’s a bullet or shrapnel that hit his ear,” Wray told House Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan (R-Ohio).
Graham on Friday asked Wray to immediately correct the record.
“As head of the FBI, you should not be creating confusion about such matters, as it further undercuts the agency’s credibility with millions of Americans. Please correct this statement immediately,” he wrote.
Rep. Ronny Jackson (R-Texas), who served as White House physician under Trump, circulated a letter Friday disputing Wray’s claim that Trump could have been hit by something other than a bullet.
“There was no evidence it was anything other than a bullet,” Jackson wrote.
He urged Congress to “correct the record” and criticized Wray for making an “inappropriate” suggestion that Trump’s injury was caused by anything other than a bullet.