The FBI and Secret Service are investigating the assassination of former US President Donald Trump.
According to the authorities, the attacker had examined the place before the attack, he also came on the radar of the officers several times but he was not stopped, the officer who came to catch the attacker came down from the roof, the local police Donald Shot at Trump’s gunman, who was meant to alert him, the bombs recovered from the attacker’s car used a radio-controlled system.
According to American media, Thomas Matthew Crooks arrived at the rally site 3 hours earlier, the attacker also had a range finder used by hunters.
Officials said that during the investigation, it was found that the attacker had obtained information regarding Donald Trump’s appearance dates and the national conference.
Former US President Donald Trump narrowly escaped an assassination attempt during an election rally
On the other hand, Secret Service Director Kimberly Chettle is willing to appear before the House of Representatives for failing to prevent an assassination attempt on Trump.
- The spokeswoman for the National Security Council explained that these threats began several years ago because the former president ordered the execution of Qasem Soleimaní during his administration | Main photo: EFE/EPA/JIM LO SCALZO
US intelligence agencies have obtained information regarding an alleged Iranian plot to assassinate former President and Republican candidate Donald Trump, which would occur weeks before the July 13th attack.
Intelligence sources confirmed to the EFE news agency that there is no link between this Iranian plan and the attempted assassination of Trump, which occurred at a rally in Butler (Pennsylvania), when a 20-year-old man shot the former president and wounded him in the ear.
Although there is no apparent connection, at the time of Saturday’s attack, the Secret Service had reinforced the former president’s security due to these threats from Iran.
According to statements made to EFE by a senior national security official, the White House alerted both the Trump campaign and the Secret Service regarding the danger, which took additional measures to protect the former president.
National Security Council spokeswoman Adrienne Watson said Iran has been threatening U.S. officials for several years in response to the 2020 attack ordered by Trump that killed Gen. Qasem Soleimani, the former head of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard’s Quds Force.
Because of those threats, senior Trump administration officials involved in that operation still have bodyguards. They include former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and former White House National Security Adviser John Bolton.
“As we have said on numerous occasions, we have been following Iranian threats once morest former Trump administration officials for years. These threats stem from Iran’s desire to seek revenge for the death of Qasem Soleimani. We consider this a national security matter of the highest priority,” Watson said.
The spokeswoman also said that no link had been identified between the man who shot Trump and other possible foreign agents.
The FBI identified the attacker
On July 14, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) identified the shooter during a rally where Trump was injuredAuthorities said the man was a white man from Pennsylvania, identified as Thomas Mathiew Crooks.
Crooks was in his early 20s and lived in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, regarding 35 miles south of where the rally was held.
In the statement, the FBI noted that the suspect fired outside the security perimeter of the event and was killed by Secret Service officers.
The FBI had asked for help from people and set up a special line for those who might provide any information. However, it is still unknown what motivated the suspect to carry out the attack and whether he was alone or had an accomplice.
The news chain CNN He said that when the officers reached the sniper, who was lying on the roof from where he fired, he was not carrying any documents, which made it difficult to identify him.
Authorities confirmed the man killed one rally attendee, wounded Trump in the right ear and left two other people in the crowd seriously injured.
With information from EFE
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2024-07-17 07:49:46
The former president of USA, Donald Trumpthis Saturday suffered an attack during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvaniaby Mathew Crooks.
In this sense, following all the scandal and the various speculations, it was learned that the young man in question was in a shooting club in his town, Bethel Parkaccording to the story of a boy who met him during high school.
In this way, identified as Jason Kohleris the boy who this Sunday approached with a friend the security perimeter that the police officers established in front of the home of Crooksto reveal that his brother lived with him.
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He therefore described the politician and tycoon’s attacker as a boy who had been bullied, but added: “I didn’t know him well enough to comment on him, but he was someone who dressed like anyone else.”.
Likewise, the Pennsylvania State Police surrounded four blocks around the perpetrator’s house, where according to the newspaper The New York Times, the investigative body found an explosive. In addition to two others found in his vehicle.
Similarly, according to the rotation report, the weapon used by Thomas Mathew Crooks contra Trumpthis is a model Semi-automatic ARwhich was not acquired by him, but by his father, who bought it legally, according to sources cited by Fox News.
Evidence of hate came to light
According to investigative reports, the young man climbed onto the roof of a building near the rally site and fired several shots. One of them hit the presidential candidate’s right ear, causing a minor injury. However, secret service agents immediately evacuated him.
With information from EFE.
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2024-07-15 10:27:49
A unique case of punishing a nurse has recently taken place in America where a female nurse has been sentenced to more than 700 years in prison for killing her patients.
An amazing incident of its kind has happened in the American state of Pennsylvania, where a female nurse named Heather Presidi killed 17 patients.
According to US media, a Butler County courtroom has convicted Heather Presedi of Naturona Heights of 19 counts of felony murder, including first degree murder.
Butler County Court Attorney General Michelle Henry also confirmed the sentence.