Trump rally gunman searched online for JFK assassination details
FBI Director Christopher Wray told US lawmakers that the gunman registered for the Trump rally the same day.
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Mr Wray testified on Wednesday before the House Judiciary Committee about the 13 July shooting at the Butler, Pennsylvania, campaign.
A bullet grazed Trump's right ear and the attack left one rally audience member dead and two others badly wounded.
The gunman also used a firearm with a "collapsible stock", likely making it easier to conceal, Mr Wray said.
In his opening remarks, the FBI director called the attempted assassination of Trump "an attack on our democracy and our democratic process".
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