FBI director briefs Congress on Trump shooter: Five takeaways
FBI Director Christopher Wray on Wednesday confirmed or revealed a host of information on former President Trump’s would-be assassin, including new details on what the shooter had searched for online and his movements in the days, hours and minutes before he took aim at the Republican presidential nominee on July 13.
Speaking before the Republican-led House Judiciary Committee, Wray called the assassination attempt “an attack on our democracy and our democratic process,” asserting that “we will not and do not tolerate political violence of any kind, especially a despicable account of this magnitude.”
The FBI is leading the criminal investigation into the events surrounding the incident, which occurred during a Trump rally in Butler, Pa.
Wray said that his agents are working “tirelessly to get to the bottom of what happened,” adding that his agency is “bringing all the resources of the FBI to bear, both criminal and national security.”
“We’re going to leave no stone unturned,” he said in his opening remarks. “The shooter may be deceased but the FBI’s investigation is very much ongoing.”
Wray also promised transparency, telling lawmakers that he hoped to provide them “with all the information I can, given where we are at this point.”
Wray’s candidness was a far cry from the disastrous testimony from former Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle before the House Oversight and Accountability Committee on Monday, when she refused to answer questions or confirm information that was already public knowledge. The display frustrated lawmakers and forced her to resign on Tuesday.
Here are five takeaways from Wray’s testimony:
Shooter's laptop revealed searches on JFK assassination
Among the most startling new facts, an analysis of the shooter’s laptop found that a week before the rally he had conducted a Google search for “how far away was Oswald from Kennedy,” a reference to Lee Harvey Oswald, who shot and killed former President Kennedy in 1963, according to Wray.
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