The FBI says the gunman in the assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump looked online for details about mass shootings, power plants and improvised explosive devices. Thomas Matthew Crooks also searched for information about the attempted assassination earlier this year of Slovakia’s prime minister. That’s according to Kevin Rojek, the special agent in charge of the FBI’s Pittsburgh field office.
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FBI reveals gunman Thomas Matthew Crooks researched mass shootings, power plants, and improvised explosive devices online
- Crooks also searched for details on the attempted assassination of Slovakia’s prime minister earlier this year
- FBI special agent Kevin Rojek states Crooks looked up information about the distance between Lee Harvey Oswald and President Kennedy during the 1963 assassination
- Former President Donald Trump agrees to be interviewed by the FBI as part of the investigation
- Interview with Trump aims to get his perspective on the July 13 assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania
- FBI confirms Trump was struck by a bullet or a fragment during the attempt
The Associated Press has the story:
FBI: Gunman in Trump assassination attempt looked up mass shootings, power plants, explosive devices
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The FBI says the gunman in the assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump looked online for details about mass shootings, power plants and improvised explosive devices. Thomas Matthew Crooks also searched for information about the attempted assassination earlier this year of Slovakia’s prime minister. That’s according to Kevin Rojek, the special agent in charge of the FBI’s Pittsburgh field office.
The FBI has also says Crooks looked for information about how far away Lee Harvey Oswald was from President John F. Kennedy during the November 1963 assassination.
FBI: Trump agrees to be interviewed as part of investigation into assassination attempt
The FBI says former President Donald Trump has agreed to be interviewed as part of the investigation into the assassination attempt in Pennsylvania earlier this month. It’s customary for federal agents to seek to interview victims of crimes during the course of their investigation.
Kevin Rojek, the special agent in charge of the FBI’s Pittsburgh field office, says investigators want to get Trump’s perspective on what happened July 13 in Butler, Pennsylvania. The FBI said Friday that Trump was struck by a bullet or a fragment of one during the assassination attempt.
