Former President Donald Trump will speak with the FBI about the attempted assassination against him at his Pennsylvania rally.
Former President Donald Trump has agreed to speak with the FBI for what the bureau described as a „standard victim interview“ to discuss the at his Pennsylvania rally earlier this month, an FBI official said in a call with reporters Monday.
Kevin Rojek, the special agent in charge of the FBI’s Pittsburgh field office, told reporters that the bureau reached out to Trump and he agreed to the interview. It is unclear when it will take place.
„We want to get his perspective on what he observed“, he said. „It is a standard victim interview.“
The FBI has been investigating the shooting at a Trump campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13, and has conducted 450 interviews. As part of its efforts to identify the motive of the gunman, 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks, the bureau is seeking information from 86 companies, including gaming and social media platforms, and messaging apps, Rojek said.
Crooks opened fire on the crowd using an AR-style rifle, injuring Trump and two others and killing one attendee. He was killed by a Secret Service sniper, and federal authorities continue to investigate the shooter and his actions in the lead-up to the attack. The FBI has not yet found a motive and believes Crooks acted alone, without any accomplices or co-conspirators, officials reiterated Monday.
FBI Director Chris Wray last week that though there is not yet a „clear picture“ of the gunman’s motive, investigators believe he became focused on Trump and the rally in Butler around July 6. The FBI analyzed a laptop tied to Crooks and found he for „how far away was Oswald from Kennedy“, a reference to Lee Harvey Oswald, who assassinated President John F.
