Trump consents to speak with the FBI as a victim following assassination attempt

 

An FBI official informed reporters on Monday that former President Donald Trump had consented to take part in a victim interview concerning his attempted assassination.
According to an official, the interview with Trump would be comparable to any interview the bureau would perform for any victim of crime, regardless of the circumstances.

Plans were confirmed by Trump on Monday night.

In an interview with Fox News, he stated, "They're coming in on Thursday to see me."
According to the FBI investigation, Thomas Matthew Crooks, the man who attempted assassination, was "highly intelligent," "a loner," with few friends and acquaintances outside of his family, and he had an increasing interest in weapons.

His motivation remains a mystery. According to an official, the FBI has spoken with hundreds of people and asked dozens of businesses for information regarding his online accounts, including his gaming accounts.

 According to an official, his search history included looking up information on power plants, mass shootings, and the attempted assassination of Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico this year. The FBI disclosed last week that, approximately a week prior to the attack, Crooks had looked up "how far away was Oswald from Kennedy?" about President John F. Kennedy's murder by Lee Harvey Oswald.
Despite discovering a bloodied receipt for the ladder on his body, the FBI discovered that Crooks had not brought it to the Trump rally. The FBI stated that while there was no recorded footage on the drone, it did appear that the thieves had used it prior to the attack.

Only twenty-five to thirty seconds after a local police officer attempted to confront Crooks on the roof, Crooks fired eight rounds. According to NBC News, which cited the FBI and other law enforcement, Crooks pointed his gun at the officer moments before firing, and the officer was helped above the roof line by a colleague.

More than two weeks after the July 13 attempt on Trump's life, an official told reporters during a briefing on Monday that Crooks looked to have meticulously planned the attack ahead of the campaign rally and tried to keep his plans quiet.
Despite the fact that the FBI does not typically give regular updates on ongoing investigations, Deputy Director Paul Abbate of the FBI said on Monday that the agency felt it was important to share this information with the American public. The investigation has been the focus of the bureau's constant efforts. 

Referring to Corey Comperatore, a rally-goer who was killed in the attack, Abbate stated, "The entirety of the FBI is committed to uncovering the real facts, the truth about this attack on former President Trump and the murder of Mr. Comperatore and the injury to others as well." There were two more injured.

In an attempt to feed conspiracy theories surrounding the shooting, FBI Director Christopher Wray told Congress last week that "there's some question about whether or not it's a bullet or shrapnel" that struck Trump's ear during the assassination attempt.
Running the Pittsburgh office, FBI Agent Kevin Rojek stated on Monday that Trump was hit by a bullet, whole or broken. This statement was consistent with one the bureau released on Friday following Wray's congressional testimony.

Crooks seemed to have "made significant efforts to conceal his activities," according to Rojek.
According to Rojek and another official, Crooks seemed to be "a loner," and there was no proof of any institutionalization or mental health treatment for Crooks.
Because Crooks uses encrypted apps, the FBI has had trouble accessing some of his accounts, according to a bureau official.
FBI official Bobby Wells stated, "Encryption has been a challenge for us here in this investigation."