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But in this case, there is little evidence to suggest the existence of an unknown assailant at all.
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Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 4 Sep. 2024
Trump has defied multiple legal gag orders, attacking judges and jurors, and has even blamed the latest attempt on his life, a deeply alarming event, not on the would-be assailant or the easy availability of assault weapons but on the Democratic ticket.
—The Editors, The New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2024
Given how few cases are reported and how seldom the ones that are end in convictions, only a tiny fraction of assailants actually go to prison, Lafourcade said.
—Diane Jeantet, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2024
The Secret Service reportedly whisked Reagan off the 16th hole and into a bulletproof limousine, but not before the president phoned the clubhouse to try and negotiate with his assailant.
—Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 20 Sep. 2024
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Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 4 Sep. 2024
Trump has defied multiple legal gag orders, attacking judges and jurors, and has even blamed the latest attempt on his life, a deeply alarming event, not on the would-be assailant or the easy availability of assault weapons but on the Democratic ticket.
—The Editors, The New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2024
Given how few cases are reported and how seldom the ones that are end in convictions, only a tiny fraction of assailants actually go to prison, Lafourcade said.
—Diane Jeantet, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2024
The Secret Service reportedly whisked Reagan off the 16th hole and into a bulletproof limousine, but not before the president phoned the clubhouse to try and negotiate with his assailant.
—Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 20 Sep. 2024
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“Assailant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assailant. Accessed 24 Oct. 2024.
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