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Trump rally gunman looked for information about Kennedy assassination, FBI director says

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BI Director Christopher Wray has told lawmakers that a laptop tied to the Trump rally gunman included a Google search of “How far away was Oswald from Kennedy?”

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  1. Quad-City Times

    Trump rally gunman looked for information about Kennedy assassination, FBI director says (opens Quad-City Times)

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    BI Director Christopher Wray has told lawmakers that a laptop tied to the Trump rally gunman included a Google search of “How far away was Oswald from Kennedy?”

  2. NPR

    FBI director says gunman at Trump rally searched for info on JFK assassination (opens NPR)

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    The gunman who attempted to assassinate former President Donald Trump searched online about the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy, the FBI director said.

  3. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Trump rally gunman looked online for information about Kennedy assassination, FBI director says (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    Thomas Matthew Crooks, the gunman who tried to kill Donald Trump, looked up online info on the JFK assassination, the FBI director said.

  4. Portland Press Herald

    Trump gunman searched for information about Kennedy assassination, FBI director says (opens Portland Press Herald)

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    The gunman is believed to have done a Google search one week before the shooting, asking 'How far away was Oswald from Kennedy?'

  5. Voice of America

    FBI: Trump shooter searched for info on a previous assassination (opens Voice of America)

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    FBI director tells lawmakers shooter searched online for information about the 1963 killing of President John F. Kennedy on the same day he registered for the Trump rally

  6. Forbes

    Trump Gunman Searched ‘How Far Away Was Oswald From Kennedy,’ FBI Says (opens Forbes)

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    The gunman who attempted to assassinate former President Donald Trump had remote-operated explosive devices in his vehicle, and may have livestreamed the rally from a drone before Trump took the stage, FBI Director Christopher Wray said.

  7. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    Takeaways from FBI testimony: Trump shooter searched details of JFK assassination and flew drone near rally site (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    By Holmes Lybrand, Hannah Rabinowitz and Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump’s would-be assassin searched for details of the John F. Kennedy shooting from his laptop and flew a drone in the area near the rally just two hours before the former president took the stage, FBI Director Christopher Wray …

  8. KTVZ Bend

    Trump shooter searched details of Lee Harvey Oswald and JFK assassination; flew drone near rally site, FBI director says (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    By Holmes Lybrand, Hannah Rabinowitz and Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump’s would-be assassin searched for details of the John F. Kennedy shooting from his laptop and flew a drone in the area near the rally just two hours before the former president took the stage on July 13 in Butler, Pennsylva…

  9. RedState

  10. Blaze Media

    Would-be Trump assassin searched internet about JFK killer Lee Harvey Oswald, FBI director says (opens Blaze Media)

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    FBI director Christopher Wray told the House Judiciary Committee Thomas Matthew Crooks apparently acted alone in the attack on former President Trump.

  11. Triblive

    Trump gunman searched online for Kennedy shooting information, FBI chief says (opens Triblive)

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    WASHINGTON — The gunman in the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump is believed to have done a Google search one week before the shooting of “How far away was Oswald from Kennedy?” FBI Director Christopher Wray said Wednesday, revealing new details about a suspect he said had tak…

  12. Washington Examiner

    Thomas Matthew Crooks researched JFK assassination before attempt against Trump (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Donald Trump's attempted assassin searched how far away Lee Harvey Oswald was from John F. Kennedy when he assassinated him, the FBI revealed.

  13. WHDH Boston

    Trump rally gunman looked online for information about Kennedy assassination, FBI director says - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    WASHINGTON (AP) — The gunman in the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump is believed to have done a Google search one week before the shooting

  14. Las Vegas Review-Journal

    FBI chief: Trump shooter sought info about JFK assassination (opens Las Vegas Review-Journal)

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    The Google search, apparently by rally gunman Thomas Matthew Crooks, was done on July 6, a week before the shooting.

  15. Washington Times

    Trump shooter searched for distance of Kennedy assassination (opens Washington Times)

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    The man who tried to assassinate former President Donald Trump focused on him about a week before the shooting, and even did an internet search on the distance Lee Harvey Oswald was when he shot and killed President Kennedy in 1963.

  16. New Hampshire Union Leader

    Trump shooter searched online about Oswald, FBI head testifies (opens New Hampshire Union Leader)

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    WASHINGTON — The man identified as the shooter at Donald Trump’s campaign rally used encrypted messaging apps and flew a surveillance drone over the area ahead of his assassination attempt,

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