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FBI Director Christopher Wray suggested there was doubt about whether former president Donald Trump was really hit by a bullet during the recent shooting, as he addressed the House Judiciary Committee in Washington DC on Wednesday.
"I think with respect to former President Trump, there's some question about whether or not it's a bullet or shrapnel that hit his ear," he claimed. "So it's conceivable, as I sit here right now, I don't know whether that bullet, in addition to causing the grazing, could have also landed somewhere else. But I believe we've accounted for all of the shots in the cartridges."
He also revealed that alleged shooter Thomas Crooks, who was killed by the secret service, had researched the JFK shooting before the incident.
"He was interested in public figures kind of more broadly, and I think this is important, that starting somewhere around July 6 or so he became very focused on former president Trump in this rally," Wray began.
"And so one of the things that I can share here today - that has not been shared yet - is that we've just in the last couple days found that from our review to your point about devices analysis of a laptop that the investigation ties to the shooter reveals that on July 6 he did a Google search for quote: 'How far away was Oswald from Kennedy?'" he told lawmakers.
Trump came under fire during the rally in Butler, Pennsylvania on Saturday, July 13, when he appeared to have been hit on the ear. During the Republican convention last week, he told supporters "the assassin's bullet came within a quarter of an inch of taking my life."
Lee Harvey Oswald is widely believed to have been the shooter who killed former President John F Kennedy in Texas in November 1963. While the initial investigation claimed Oswald acted alone, polls have repeatedly found the majority of Americans believe there was a wider conspiracy to kill the president.
Was Trump really shot? FBI chief casts doubt on whether fmr president hit by bullet, claims Crooks researched Kennedy killing
FBI Director Christopher Wray suggested there was doubt about whether former president Donald Trump was really hit by a bullet during the recent shooting, as he addressed the House Judiciary Committee in Washington DC on Wednesday.
"I think with respect to former President Trump, there's some question about whether or not it's a bullet or shrapnel that hit his ear," he claimed. "So it's conceivable, as I sit here right now, I don't know whether that bullet, in addition to causing the grazing, could have also landed somewhere else. But I believe we've accounted for all of the shots in the cartridges."
He also revealed that alleged shooter Thomas Crooks, who was killed by the secret service, had researched the JFK shooting before the incident.
"He was interested in public figures kind of more broadly, and I think this is important, that starting somewhere around July 6 or so he became very focused on former president Trump in this rally," Wray began.
"And so one of the things that I can share here today - that has not been shared yet - is that we've just in the last couple days found that from our review to your point about devices analysis of a laptop that the investigation ties to the shooter reveals that on July 6 he did a Google search for quote: 'How far away was Oswald from Kennedy?'" he told lawmakers.
Trump came under fire during the rally in Butler, Pennsylvania on Saturday, July 13, when he appeared to have been hit on the ear. During the Republican convention last week, he told supporters "the assassin's bullet came within a quarter of an inch of taking my life."
Lee Harvey Oswald is widely believed to have been the shooter who killed former President John F Kennedy in Texas in November 1963. While the initial investigation claimed Oswald acted alone, polls have repeatedly found the majority of Americans believe there was a wider conspiracy to kill the president.
Mandatory credit: The House Judiciary Committee
FBI Director Christopher Wray suggested there was doubt about whether former president Donald Trump was really hit by a bullet during the recent shooting, as he addressed the House Judiciary Committee in Washington DC on Wednesday.
"I think with respect to former President Trump, there's some question about whether or not it's a bullet or shrapnel that hit his ear," he claimed. "So it's conceivable, as I sit here right now, I don't know whether that bullet, in addition to causing the grazing, could have also landed somewhere else. But I believe we've accounted for all of the shots in the cartridges."
He also revealed that alleged shooter Thomas Crooks, who was killed by the secret service, had researched the JFK shooting before the incident.
"He was interested in public figures kind of more broadly, and I think this is important, that starting somewhere around July 6 or so he became very focused on former president Trump in this rally," Wray began.
"And so one of the things that I can share here today - that has not been shared yet - is that we've just in the last couple days found that from our review to your point about devices analysis of a laptop that the investigation ties to the shooter reveals that on July 6 he did a Google search for quote: 'How far away was Oswald from Kennedy?'" he told lawmakers.
Trump came under fire during the rally in Butler, Pennsylvania on Saturday, July 13, when he appeared to have been hit on the ear. During the Republican convention last week, he told supporters "the assassin's bullet came within a quarter of an inch of taking my life."
Lee Harvey Oswald is widely believed to have been the shooter who killed former President John F Kennedy in Texas in November 1963. While the initial investigation claimed Oswald acted alone, polls have repeatedly found the majority of Americans believe there was a wider conspiracy to kill the president.