Donald Trump: Shooter flew drone above rally site - US media

It is thought the device, now being examined, was used to pick the best line of sight to the former president.

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They say it remains unclear whether Thomas Matthew Crooks did this hours or days before the fateful rally in Pennsylvania on 13 July, reports CBS, the BBC's US media partner.

Trump, now officially the Republican presidential nominee, has said he was saved "by luck or by God" when a bullet pierced his right ear during a campaign speech.

A spectator was killed in the attack, while two others were seriously injured.

Crooks, 20, was shot dead at the scene by Security Service agents, who have come under intense scrutiny over the precautions taken to protect Trump at the rally - held outside in the city of Butler.

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