Trump Alleges 2024 Shooting Was Democratic Plot as FBI Finds No Links for 1 Suspect
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Updated · KGO-TV · Sep 15
Trump Alleges 2024 Shooting Was Democratic Plot as FBI Finds No Links for 1 Suspect
3 articles · Updated · KGO-TV · Sep 15
Summary
Trump said the July 13, 2024 assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania was a "Democratic Plot" to remove him from the election, but offered no evidence and said only that newly found documents had surfaced.
FBI Director Kash Patel told a Senate hearing the bureau found no connections between suspected shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks and anyone else, saying investigators saw no sign he was communicating beyond his parents.
Trump also attacked former FBI Director Christopher Wray, saying he "should pay a price" for the investigation; Attorney General Todd Blanche declined to back any conspiracy claim and said the Justice Department "doesn't punish."
One rallygoer was killed and two people were wounded in the shooting, and the Secret Service has said Crooks fired from a nearby roof and struck Trump in the ear with a bullet.