Trump agrees to give a victim interview to the FBI after assassination attempt
Former President Donald Trump has agreed to participate in a victim interview with the FBI focused on his attempted assassination.
WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump has agreed to participate in a victim interview with the FBI focused on his attempted assassination, a bureau official told reporters Monday.
The interview with Trump would be consistent with any other interview the bureau would conduct for any victim of crime under any other circumstances, an official said.
The FBI investigation has found that attempted assassin Thomas Matthew Crooks was a "highly intelligent" man as well as "a loner" with few friends and acquaintances outside of his family, and had a growing interest in weapons.
His motive is still not known. The FBI has conducted hundreds of interviews and requested information about his online accounts, including gaming accounts, from dozens of companies, an official said. The FBI found that the ladder Crooks purchased before the shooting was not taken to the Trump rally. Crooks did appear to have used a drone ahead of the attack, although no recorded footage was found on the drone, the FBI said.
Crooks appeared to have engaged in careful planning ahead of the campaign rally and appears to have worked to keep his plans quiet, an official said during a briefing for reporters Monday, more than two weeks after the July 13 attempt on Trump's life.
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