Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) urged the FBI not to use the term "domestic terrorism" to refer to the shooting of former President Donald Trump because he suggested that it was a "partisan" attack on Republicans.
At a U.S. Senate hearing on the assassination attempt against Trump on Tuesday, Johnson questioned Deputy FBI Director Paul Abbate.
"Deputy Director Abbate, you said this was an assassination attempt and domestic terrorism," Johnson noted. "It's obviously an assassination attempt. Why make the distinction? What is different about that?"
"We think it's important to cover all the possibilities here in the reality of what we're dealing with and what we've all seen, Senator," Abbate replied. "And we've learned lessons from the past, the baseball, the tragic shooting at the baseball field was referenced here."
"We've learned the lesson from that, that was not opened properly, and we've made changes in the Bureau, and it's reflected here in terms of how this investigation is being approached with a completely open mind and inclusive of all the possibilities, including domestic terrorism," he added.
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Johnson, however, was not satisfied with the answer.
"I fear that makes the investigation potentially partisan," Johnson said.
