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The FBI is leading the probe into the attempted assassination of ex-President Trump

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Details are emerging about Thomas Matthew Crooks, the alleged shooter who tried to assassinate Donald Trump on Saturday during a campaign rally in Butler, Pa.

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  1. The Eagle

    Authorities hunt for clues, but motive of man who tried to assassinate Donald Trump remains elusive (opens The Eagle)

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    Investigators are hunting for any clues about what may have drove Thomas Matthew Crooks to try to assassinate former President Donald Trump. The FBI said Sunday that they were investigating

  2. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Why Thomas Matthew Crooks tried to assassinate Donald Trump is a mystery to investigators and his ex-classmates (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    The thought that their mild-mannered ex-classmate would try to kill former President Donald Trump was difficult to process in this tight-knit community near Pittsburgh.

  3. Portland Press Herald

    Motive of man who tried to assassinate Trump remains elusive as officials hunt for clues (opens Portland Press Herald)

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    Investigators are hunting for any clues about what may have driven Thomas Matthew Crooks to try to assassinate former President Donald Trump.

  4. Delaware Public Media

    The FBI is leading the probe into the attempted assassination of ex-President Trump (opens Delaware Public Media)

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    Details are emerging about Thomas Matthew Crooks, the alleged shooter who tried to assassinate Donald Trump on Saturday during a campaign rally in Butler, Pa.

  5. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Trump classified documents case dismissed; FBI investigates would-be assassin's motives in rally shooting (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Authorities say Thomas Matthew Crooks tried to assassinate former President Donald Trump at a rally in Butler, Pa., on Saturday. The FBI says it believes Crooks acted alone.

  6. Al Jazeera

    How is the attempted assassination of Donald Trump being investigated? (opens Al Jazeera)

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    The motives of US shooting suspect Thomas Matthew Crooks remain unknown amid FBI investigation of Trump rally shooting.

  7. Fortune

    Motive of man who tried to assassinate Donald Trump remains elusive as authorities hunt for clues (opens Fortune)

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    Investigators were hunting for any clues about what may have drove Thomas Matthew Crooks to carry out the attack on Donald Trump.

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