The man who tried to kill Trump sought information about the Kennedy assassination

The man who tried to kill Donald Trump On July 13, during a rally in Pennsylvania, he had searched for information on the Internet about the assassination of former president John F. Kennedy weeks before the shooting, the FBI reported.

Shooter, Thomas Matthew Crookslooked up how far away Lee Harley Oswald was at the time he murdered Kennedy In 1963, FBI Director Christopher Wray told a congressional committee.

The 20-year-old who carried out the attack had shown a keen interest in public figures, although no clues had been found about his political ideology, he added in his statement.

The FBI director also said that Crooks had used a rifle with a folding stock that could have made it easier for him to disguise the weapon before climbing onto the roof from where he fired the shots.

Wray revealed that The shooter flew a drone around the areanot on stage, but about 200 meters away, around two hours before the start of the rally, and that allowed him to determine the best position to aim the weapon outside the security perimeter.

As for the explosive devices, he said a total of three explosive devices were recovered, two in Crooks’ vehicle and one from his home. All of them had receivers that could have allowed them to be detonated remotely.

Wray’s statements were joined by a video posted by the Republican senator Chuck Grassleyrecorded by a security agent’s cameraman, in which Crooks’ lifeless body can be seen.

Before being shot down by security forces, the young man fired eight bullets, the casings of which were found on the roof he was standing on.

Grassley said the video and documents he released after an official request provide more answers than the Secret Service has given to the American public to date.

Lawmakers from both parties were deeply disappointed with the evasive remarks by former Secret Service director Kimberly Cheatle at a hearing Monday.

Cheatle resigned yesterday due to the security flaws which led to the attack on Trump, who was slightly injured in the ear.