05:07Mandatory credit: The House Judiciary Committee
FBI Director Christopher Wray promised to leave 'no stone unturned' in the investigations into the shooting on Donald Trump, during a House Committee hearing in Washington DC on Wednesday.
"There's a whole lot of work underway and still a lot of work to do, and our understanding of what happened and why will continue to evolve, but we're going to leave no stone unturned. The shooter may be deceased, but the FBI's investigation is very much ongoing," he said.
However, Republican Dan Bishop criticised the length of the investigations and the FBI's previous record in transparency.
"I'm not trying to take a pot shot, but the country went for years with the understanding that the Hunter Biden laptop was 'Russian disinformation', as offered by respected former intel officials, and the whole time the FBI had the laptop, and then let that happen in public until finally offering testimony in a case," he said, referring to early claims of Russian involvement which subsequently turned out to be false.
"To the degree we wait to hear, as a country and as a Congress, what has happened in this event, because the FBI's conducting an investigation, it provides quarter (cover) for the U.S. Secret Service not, perhaps, to reckon with the problems that are obvious to everyone," he added.
Bishop also asked how the shooter had been allowed to fire eight shots and why 'President Trump [was] not kept off the stage'.
"Our investigation, the FBI's mandate, is focused on the shooter and all things related to his attack," Wray replied. "Now, obviously, I understand very much the intense interest and focus on the Secret Service's performance, actions, decision-making, et cetera. There are two separate after-action reviews."
Meanwhile, chair Jim Jordan asked about the drone the shooter had flown over the site.
"We have recovered a drone that the shooter appears to have used. It's being exploited and analysed by the FBI lab," Wray said.
"What about the bombs that we've heard about in the shooter's car?" he was asked.
"We've seen more sophisticated and less. I would say these are relatively, again, keyword relatively crude devices. But they did have the ability to be detonated remotely," Wray responded.
Trump came under fire during the rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday, July 13. The alleged shooter Thomas Crooks was shot dead at the scene by the secret service.
'No stone unturned' - FBI director on Trump shooting as lawmaker points to 'agency failings' over Hunter Biden laptop scandal
FBI Director Christopher Wray promised to leave 'no stone unturned' in the investigations into the shooting on Donald Trump, during a House Committee hearing in Washington DC on Wednesday.
"There's a whole lot of work underway and still a lot of work to do, and our understanding of what happened and why will continue to evolve, but we're going to leave no stone unturned. The shooter may be deceased, but the FBI's investigation is very much ongoing," he said.
However, Republican Dan Bishop criticised the length of the investigations and the FBI's previous record in transparency.
"I'm not trying to take a pot shot, but the country went for years with the understanding that the Hunter Biden laptop was 'Russian disinformation', as offered by respected former intel officials, and the whole time the FBI had the laptop, and then let that happen in public until finally offering testimony in a case," he said, referring to early claims of Russian involvement which subsequently turned out to be false.
"To the degree we wait to hear, as a country and as a Congress, what has happened in this event, because the FBI's conducting an investigation, it provides quarter (cover) for the U.S. Secret Service not, perhaps, to reckon with the problems that are obvious to everyone," he added.
Bishop also asked how the shooter had been allowed to fire eight shots and why 'President Trump [was] not kept off the stage'.
"Our investigation, the FBI's mandate, is focused on the shooter and all things related to his attack," Wray replied. "Now, obviously, I understand very much the intense interest and focus on the Secret Service's performance, actions, decision-making, et cetera. There are two separate after-action reviews."
Meanwhile, chair Jim Jordan asked about the drone the shooter had flown over the site.
"We have recovered a drone that the shooter appears to have used. It's being exploited and analysed by the FBI lab," Wray said.
"What about the bombs that we've heard about in the shooter's car?" he was asked.
"We've seen more sophisticated and less. I would say these are relatively, again, keyword relatively crude devices. But they did have the ability to be detonated remotely," Wray responded.
Trump came under fire during the rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday, July 13. The alleged shooter Thomas Crooks was shot dead at the scene by the secret service.
Mandatory credit: The House Judiciary Committee
FBI Director Christopher Wray promised to leave 'no stone unturned' in the investigations into the shooting on Donald Trump, during a House Committee hearing in Washington DC on Wednesday.
"There's a whole lot of work underway and still a lot of work to do, and our understanding of what happened and why will continue to evolve, but we're going to leave no stone unturned. The shooter may be deceased, but the FBI's investigation is very much ongoing," he said.
However, Republican Dan Bishop criticised the length of the investigations and the FBI's previous record in transparency.
"I'm not trying to take a pot shot, but the country went for years with the understanding that the Hunter Biden laptop was 'Russian disinformation', as offered by respected former intel officials, and the whole time the FBI had the laptop, and then let that happen in public until finally offering testimony in a case," he said, referring to early claims of Russian involvement which subsequently turned out to be false.
"To the degree we wait to hear, as a country and as a Congress, what has happened in this event, because the FBI's conducting an investigation, it provides quarter (cover) for the U.S. Secret Service not, perhaps, to reckon with the problems that are obvious to everyone," he added.
Bishop also asked how the shooter had been allowed to fire eight shots and why 'President Trump [was] not kept off the stage'.
"Our investigation, the FBI's mandate, is focused on the shooter and all things related to his attack," Wray replied. "Now, obviously, I understand very much the intense interest and focus on the Secret Service's performance, actions, decision-making, et cetera. There are two separate after-action reviews."
Meanwhile, chair Jim Jordan asked about the drone the shooter had flown over the site.
"We have recovered a drone that the shooter appears to have used. It's being exploited and analysed by the FBI lab," Wray said.
"What about the bombs that we've heard about in the shooter's car?" he was asked.
"We've seen more sophisticated and less. I would say these are relatively, again, keyword relatively crude devices. But they did have the ability to be detonated remotely," Wray responded.
Trump came under fire during the rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday, July 13. The alleged shooter Thomas Crooks was shot dead at the scene by the secret service.