FBI Director Christopher Wray reveals new details on how Trump shooter carried out his attack
The gunman who tried to assassinate former President Donald Trump may have had a firearm with a collapsible stock, making it easier for him to carry and conceal the weapon, the director of the FBI testified Wednesday.
The gunman who tried to assassinate former President Donald Trump may have had a firearm with a collapsible stock, making it easier for him to carry and conceal the weapon, the director of the FBI testified Wednesday.
The gunman also had researched President John F. Kennedy’s assassination, FBI Director Christopher Wray said.
On July 5, Thomas Crooks, 20, traveled to the site of Trump's July 13 presidential campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, for the first time, Wray said at a House Judiciary Committee hearing.
The next day, Crooks searched “how far away was Oswald from Kennedy," referring to the 1963 assassination, and registered for the rally, Wray said.
A series of congressional hearings this week have begun to shed light on how Crooks was able to evade law enforcement and open fire at Trump. Wray’s testimony has offered the clearest timeline of Crooks’ activities on the day of the shooting and in the week leading up to it, highlighting his level of preparation.
Rating: 5