In April 2026, former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene reposted a detailed thread by Texas Republican National Convention delegate Trisha Hope, a self-described former Trump loyalist and J6 activist, reigniting questions about the July 13, 2024 assassination attempt on Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania. Hope described initial shock at the rally shooting, followed by growing skepticism triggered by Trump's restrained recounting at the RNC, the perfectly composed 'iconic' photograph of him raising his fist amid Secret Service agents, and the subsequent promotion of agent Sean Curran—visible in the white shirt in that photo—to director of the Secret Service on January 22, 2025 rather than widespread accountability for security lapses. She highlighted the death of firefighter Corey Comperatore as potentially lending credibility to the event while noting his family's continued lack of full answers. Greene echoed these concerns, stating Comperatore’s family 'deserves to know the truth about Matthew Crooks and what happened in Butler' and questioning why Trump himself is not 'leading the charge.' This moment underscores deeper fractures: even as MTG has distanced herself from Trump over Epstein files, Iran policy, Israel-Gaza, and Ukraine, her intervention highlights how official narratives around pivotal events face persistent erosion from within former loyalist circles. Official investigations, including the bipartisan congressional Task Force led by Rep. Mike Kelly, documented significant Secret Service and local law enforcement failures—unsecured rooftops despite prior identification as a vulnerability, communication breakdowns between agencies, and denied requests for additional resources—yet affirmed Thomas Matthew Crooks acted alone as a 20-year-old lone gunman using an AR-15-style rifle. The FBI's probe similarly concluded no broader conspiracy. However, the promotion of Curran, who shielded Trump during the incident, confirmed across major outlets, raises pointed questions about incentives and accountability in an agency that saw its then-director resign amid scrutiny. These elements connect to broader patterns of institutional distrust: parallels to unanswered questions in the JFK assassination, RFK events, or post-January 6 narratives, where partial disclosures and perceived protection of insiders fuel alternative interpretations. Mainstream coverage often frames such doubts as 'conspiracy theories' or 'hoax' suggestions, yet the admitted operational failures, Comperatore family's advocacy for fuller disclosure, and MTG's platforming reveal a credibility gap that official reports have not fully closed. Two years on, with a one-year Secret Service update and final Task Force recommendations for structural reform, the Butler event remains a litmus test for whether transparency can restore trust or if suppressed anomalies will continue driving heterodox inquiry into 'settled' political violence.