Northeast
Trump assassination attempt victims with life-altering injuries seek accountability: 'It will come to light'
EXCLUSIVE: PITTSBURGH — A Pittsburgh attorney representing the two men wounded in the July 13 assassination attempt on former President Trump is seeking accountability after they were left with life-altering injuries.
James Copenhaver, 74, and David Dutch, 57, sustained critical wounds after they were both shot twice at the rally.
“I think we’re going to get to the bottom of that here at some point, whether that’s through the [congressional] task force, through these investigations or if we do have to file a lawsuit. We’ll definitely get answers through that process,” Joseph Feldman, attorney at the Law Offices of Max C. Feldman, told Fox News Digital Monday. His office is exploring “different avenues” to get accountability after the shooting that forever altered his clients’ lives.
“We’re limited in our ability to … conduct a full investigation, but it will come to light.”
Copenhaver and Dutch are both recovering from their injuries at home with their families and are “on the path to recovery” despite having “some setbacks,” Feldman said.
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Attorney Joseph Feldman is seeking accountability for James Copenhaver and David Dutch, the two men critically wounded during the July 13 assassination attempt on former President Trump. (Adam Gray for Fox News Digital)
Both victims have lingering questions about how gunman Thomas Crooks was able to get onto the roof of the nearby one-story, American Glass Research (AGR) building and shoot at Trump about 150 yards from the candidate’s podium. The building was located near the rally but technically not within the official perimeter.
“[W]e’re the United States of America,” Feldman said. “We pump tons of money into security resources in this country, especially dealing with the federal government. And you go to a rally to provide political support for a politician … the security is provided by the federal government, and it fails.”
“I think that’s their biggest question — how could this happen?”
Copenhaver and Dutch are also wondering how Crooks was able to park his vehicle and fly a drone about 200 yards from where the former president would be speaking between about 3:50 p.m. and 4 p.m. that day. FBI Director Christopher Wray testified during a July 17 congressional hearing that Crooks had been at the rally site for about 70 minutes on the morning of the assassination attempt.
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David Dutch walks from the Trump rally with critical gunshot wounds. (Facebook/Republican Committee of Beaver County)
James Copenhaver sustained “life-altering injuries” at the Trump rally in Butler when he was shot during an assassination attempt against the former president. (Family handout)
“How is the airspace not shut down? Or why did the federal government not have their own drones up there to monitor the scene, make sure they know exactly who’s coming in and out days in advance?” Feldman, who served in the U.S. Army for seven years and spent about one year in Afghanistan, wondered.
They also have lingering questions about who Crooks is “or the contents of his phone, or how he had access to these firearms or a firearm, or how he had access to explosive devices.”
“[A]ll these security measures in place in this country, and this individual shooter seems to just kind of slip through the cracks.”
Feldman reflected on his own experience in the U.S. military.
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Feldman reflected on his own experience in the U.S. military while discussing the July 13 assassination attempt on President Trump and how gunman Thomas Crooks was able to get access to a nearby rooftop. (Adam Gray for Fox News Digital)
“Not everything you say to your leadership goes directly to the top. And even if you know something’s going on, sometimes you know you’re not allowed to do anything about it, or you don’t have those orders. So, I’m curious,” Feldman said. “I served in Afghanistan for just right around a year, and we … ran hundreds of thousands of miles of missions. And nobody ever got that close to you.”
The House task force wants to hear from tipsters and whistleblowers to determine how 20-year-old Crooks was able to climb HVAC equipment and piping to get to the roof of the AGR building and hide there until he began shooting around 6:11 p.m.
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A map detailing the locations of interest related to the investigation of Thomas Crooks’ attempted assassination of former President Trump in Butler, Pa., July 13, 2024. (Provided by Sen. Chuck Grassley )
The FBI said during a July press call that Crooks had a DPMS AR-15-style gun with a collapsible stock when he entered the area of the Butler Farm Show fairgrounds, where Trump’s campaign rally took place.
The Trump campaign announced the Butler rally July 3. Three days later, on July 6, Crooks signed up for the event. That same day, he researched how far Lee Harvey Oswald was from President Kennedy when Oswald assassinated him in 1963. On July 7, Crooks traveled to the rally site and spent approximately 20 minutes in the area, according to the FBI.
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Crooks began taking shooting lessons in 2023, and he made 25 online gun purchases using an alias in the spring of 2023.
Thomas Crooks at the Trump rally July 13 in Butler, Pa. (Sen. Ron Johnson)
Crooks’ father legally purchased the AR-15-style rifle Crooks used at the rally, and he legally transferred it to his son. Crooks also legally purchased 50 rounds of ammunition from a local gun store the morning of the rally.
VIDEO FROM TRUMP ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT VICTIM’S POV SHOWS FIGURE MOVING ON ROOF MOMENTS BEFORE GUNFIRE
Rally attendees previously told Fox News Digital people were pointing to a person on the AGR roof before gunfire began. A video shared exclusively with Fox News Digital from Copenhaver’s perspective at the rally shows a figure that appears to be Crooks clearly walking across the roof of the AGR building just three minutes before he began shooting.
WATCH JAMES COPENHAVER’S POV:
“How do you get on a roof in an open field with people yelling that somebody’s getting on a roof, with snipers … adjacent to them. … And you don’t see him until he pops off his first round? That’s their job. That’s why they’re there. Secret Service isn’t there to listen to Donald Trump’s speech or his stats on immigration,” Feldman said.
“We saw it in the video. We all watched Thomas Crooks walk right across that rooftop from below, where the shooters were positioned from a lower vantage point.”
Authorities first reported seeing a suspicious person near the rally site at least an hour before Crooks began shooting, according to Congress and the FBI. Local law enforcement notified command about the suspicious person and received confirmation that the Secret Service was aware of his presence.
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Former President Trump was injured at a Pennsylvania rally July 13. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
It is still unclear how Crooks evaded security even after being noticed by law enforcement more than an hour before shots rang out, but the FBI said more than 300 agents and staff are working “round the clock” to gather facts and put together a clearer timeline of Crooks’ actions.
Investigators located eight rounds on the roof where Crooks fired from, the agency said.
Trump took the podium around 6 p.m., an hour after he was scheduled to speak. Eleven minutes later, Crooks fired multiple rounds, killing 50-year-old Corey Comperatore, a husband and father of two girls who served as a fire chief for the Buffalo Township Volunteer Fire Department.
FBI officials are trying to determine Crooks’ motive behind the assassination attempt and whether he had any co-conspirators, though the agency has said there are no signs to indicate there were others involved.
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Maine
Maine’s catch of lobster declines again as high costs and climate change impact industry – The Boston Globe
PORTLAND, Maine — Maine’s catch of lobsters declined for the fourth straight year, state fishing regulators said Friday, as the industry continued to grapple with soaring business costs, inflation and a changing ocean.
The haul of lobsters, Maine’s best known export and a key piece of the state’s identity and culture, has declined every year since 2021, and some scientists have cited as a reason warming oceans that spur migration to Canadian waters.
The sector brought in 78.8 million pounds (35.7 million kilograms) of lobsters in 2025, down from more than 110 million pounds (49.9 million kilograms) in 2021, regulators said. It was the lowest total since 2008.
Inflation hit the industry hard last year, and there were more than 21,000 fewer fishing trips than in 2024, according to Carl Wilson, commissioner of the Maine Department of Marine Resources. Market uncertainty due to tariffs and a late start to the busy portion of the fishing season also played roles, he said.
“This combination of factors likely contributed to the decline from 2024 to 2025 in the lobster harvest of more than eight million pounds and a decrease in the overall value of more than $75 million,” Wilson said in a statement.
The vast majority of the country’s lobsters are caught in waters off Maine, though they are also trapped elsewhere in New England.
The overall catch, among the most lucrative in the U.S., is frequently worth more than $500 million at the docks each year. Last year it was more than $461 million.
The southern New England lobster fishery has been declared depleted by regulators for years. That decline happened as waters warmed off Rhode Island and southern Massachusetts, and scientists have warned that the trend could be repeating off Maine. The crustaceans are sensitive to changes in temperature, particularly when young but also throughout their lives.
Last year the regulatory Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission said lobster populations have shown “rapid decline in abundance in recent years” in key areas and declared the species to be experiencing overfishing. Environmental groups have called for tighter regulation of the fishery.
Some members of the industry have pushed back on that assessment and say fishermen are already restricted by regulations meant to conserve the lobsters and save endangered whales.
Last year’s catch was still relatively high compared with historic numbers, up from typically 50 million to 70 million pounds (about 23 million to 32 million kilograms) in the 2000s and even less in the decade before that.
The industry saw a boom in the 2010s, when hauls were over 100 million pounds (45 million kilograms) per year, topping out at more than 132 million pounds (60 million kilograms) in 2016.
While prices remained high for both consumers and dealers, the high cost of necessities such as fuel and gear made for “not a very profitable season,” said John Drouin, who fishes out of Cutler.
But it was not all bad news, as lobsters were trapped more consistently than the prior year, said Steve Train, who is based out of Long Island.
“Hauling was more consistent, with less peaks and valleys, and the price was higher in the summer months,” Train said. “But I think I landed a little less.”
Lobsters remain readily available in restaurants and seafood markets, though prices have been high. They typically sold for $3 to $5 per pound at the dock in the 2010s and have been more than $6 per pound in some recent years. Last year the price at the dock was $5.85 per pound.
Attention all non-traditional pet lovers! A non-profit organization in Massachusetts received a boatload of pet rats in need of new homes.
An individual in northeastern Massachusetts surrendered 163 rats in early February. That’s almost 60 percent more than the total number of rats that were adopted from the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals-Angell (MSPCA-Angell) in 2025 alone.
“A well-meaning person got into a tough spot, and we were able to help,” Mike Keiley, Vice President of the MSPCA-Angell’s Animal Protection Division, said in a statement. “As a humane law enforcement department, we want to work with people who love their animals to make sure those animals are getting the care they need.Sometimes that means helping with resources, other times it means facilitating a surrender, which was the case here.”
MSPCA-Angell must have also found itself in need of a hand, because the sheer size of the rat surrender prompted the organization to request support from adopters as well as other animal welfare organizations. Ultimately, MSPCA-Angell kept 53 rats, increasing the total number of rats the organization is caring for to over 70, which is almost 75 percent of all the rats they adopted out last year.
Massachusetts’ Dakin Humane Society, Lowell Humane Society, Berkshire Humane Society, and the Animal Rescue League of Boston, and New Hampshire SPCA and the Animal Rescue League of New Hampshire also took in rats from the surrender.
“Taking in so many of one kind of small animal or bird really taxes resources,” Keiley said. “It pulls our attention to accommodating one species when we’re caring for so many at the same time.This kind of surrender wouldn’t be possible without the amazing support we’ve received from other shelters—and we’re hoping we get a similar level of amazing support from the community!”
MSPCA-Angell’s plans to bring the rats to their four shelters—Boston, Salem, Methuen, and Centerville—despite the fact that the Salem location normally only hosts cats and dogs. This surrender was so big that the organization had to use every location.
So if you’re looking for a pet rat—or just a small furry animal—now is your time. Keep an eye on the websites of MSPCA-Angell, Dakin Humane, Lowell Humane, Berkshire Humane, ARL Boston, NHSPCA, and ARL New Hampshire for information on where there are rats up for adoption, and stop by during open hours to adopt the next member of your family.
“Rats have a bad reputation, but they actually make really great companion pets,” Keiley pointed out. “They’re smart and clean. They also form deep bonds with their owners,” he continued. “We’re hoping that rat lovers—and anyone looking for a less conventional small pet—comes out and gives these great animals the happy homes they deserve!”
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