President Donald Trump will reportedly stop holding outdoor mega-rallies after government officials weirdly allowed a young would-be assassin to fire off several shots at him and nearly kill him at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania earlier this month.
FBI Director Christopher Wray revealed that the Trump rally gunman flew a drone “about 200 yards” away from the rally stage area hours before the shooting.
“We have recovered a drone that the shooter used,” he said at a House Judiciary hearing, adding that it was recovered from Thomas Crooks’ vehicle.
Hours before the rally shooting, Mr. Crooks was flying the drone “about 200 yards away” from the rally stage area, the FBI director also said.
Trump Shooter Had 3 ‘Relatively Crude’ Explosive Devices, Flew Drone Near Rally: FBI Director
FBI Director Christopher Wray on Wednesday provided an update on the federal investigation into the assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump at a Butler, Pennsylvania, rally earlier this month.
So far, the FBI has not identified a motive for suspected gunman Thomas Matthew Crooks’ actions. He was shot and killed immediately after opening fire on the rally, killing one rally-goer, injuring two others, and striking former President Trump in the right ear.
“We have recovered a drone that the shooter used,” he said at a House Judiciary Committee hearing, adding that it was taken from his vehicle. Three explosive devices were also recovered, he said, describing them as “relatively crude” and capable of being detonated remotely.