Deputy FBI Director Paul Abbate appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday to answer questions about the assassination attempt against Trump.
Conflicting accounts relating to social media belonging to former President Donald Trump’s shooter, Thomas Crooks, have emerged this week.
On Tuesday, acting Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee to answer questions about the attempt against Trump’s life at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13. Deputy FBI Director Paul Abbate also appeared before the Committee on Tuesday.
On July 13, Crooks, 20, was identified as the individual who shot at the former president at a campaign rally while he was on stage, injuring his ear in an assassination attempt. Crooks was later killed by the Secret Service while one rally attendee also died and two others were in critical condition.
During the hearing, Abbate explained to Senators that the FBI discovered two different social media accounts that they believe may belong to Crooks.
