Donald Trump’s shooter, Thomas Matthew Crooks, sought inspiration — or a minimum of intel — from JFK murderer Lee Harvey Oswald … in accordance with the FBI.
FBI Director Christopher Wray spilled the brand new element Wednesday about Crooks whereas testifying in entrance of a Congressional Committee … saying an evaluation of Crooks’ laptop computer exhibits he Googled “how far-off was Oswald from Kennedy” on July 6 — the identical day Trump’s Butler, PA, rally was introduced.
Wray additionally stated July 6 was the identical day Thomas signed up for the July 13 Butler rally … including his on-line searches have been an apparent indicator about his mind-set.
Oswald assassinated JFK in 1963 from about 265 ft away utilizing a sniper rifle. Quick ahead to Crooks, who fired at Trump from about 400 ft away with an AR-15-style rifle however missed, earlier than Secret Service counter snipers took him out.
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However again to Wray’s testimony — he dropped extra bombshells about Crooks whereas attempting to dig into his motives.
Seems Crooks rigged up a number of explosive gadgets and even had a distant transmitter at Trump’s rally — and in addition flew a drone about 200 yards from the stage, presumably to get a better have a look at the realm across the rally.