Former President Donald Trump has agreed to be interviewed by the FBI as part of their investigation into the attempted assassination that occurred in Pennsylvania earlier this month, an official announced on Monday.
The interview with Trump, the 2024 Republican presidential nominee, follows the FBI’s standard protocol to speak with victims of federal crimes during investigations.
The FBI stated on Friday that Trump was struck by a bullet or a fragment during the July 13 assassination attempt at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
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“We want to get his perspective on what he observed,” said Kevin Rojek, the special agent in charge of the FBI’s Pittsburgh field office, on Monday.
Rojek also shared new details about the gunman, 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks, revealing internet searches that indicated an interest in mass shootings, power plants, improvised explosive devices, and the attempted assassination of Slovakia’s prime minister earlier this year. Despite conducting hundreds of interviews, the FBI has not yet determined a motive for the shooting. They described Crooks as a reclusive loner whose main social interactions were with his family.
Crooks’ parents have been “extremely cooperative” with investigators, Rojek noted, and the extensive planning for the shooting was done online.
According to the FBI, crooks’ parents stated that they had no knowledge of his plans, and investigators had no reason to doubt their claims.
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