Two years after a gunman opened fire at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, killing one attendee and wounding President Donald Trump, the widow of the man who was slain has expressed deep skepticism about the circumstances of the attack. Helen Comperatore, whose husband Corey, a 50-year-old volunteer firefighter and father of two, was fatally shot while shielding his family, told NewsNation that she believes the July 13, 2024, assassination attempt was "an inside job."
In the explosive interview, Helen Comperatore stopped short of alleging a second shooter but claimed that Thomas Matthew Crooks, the 20-year-old identified as the gunman, did not act alone.
"I believe he was working with somebody," she said. "I believe it was an inside job - inside the government somewhere."
The widow of Corey Comperatore says she has reason to believe that the assassination attempt in Butler, which took the life of her husband, was an inside job.
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Corey Comperatore died
