Former President Donald Trump and Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump have agreed to appear in a victim interview with the FBI over the assassination attempt he survived in Butler, Pennsylvania, during a campaign rally.
The reports were confirmed by the special agent in charge of the FBI's Pittsburgh field office, Kevin Rojek, who said Monday that the agency wants to know Trump's perspective on the assassination attempt.
Trump also confirmed the reports during an interview in Fox News which aired on Monday night.
“They'll be coming to see me on Thursday,” the Republican said.
So far, FBI investigations have found that killer Thomas Matthew Crooks was an extremely intelligent man who preferred to be alone, although he had some friends outside his family. His interest in guns continued to grow.
However, the agency has failed to uncover the motive behind the attempted assassination of the former US president, even after hundreds of interviews conducted by the FBI.
The FBI was also able to access his search history, where they discovered that Crooks had an interest in searching for information about mass shootings and power plants, as well as the attempted assassination of Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico.
Last week, the FBI revealed that Crooks had searched for “How far was Oswald from Kennedy?” in reference to the assassination of then-President John F. Kennedy by Lee Harvey Oswald. Crooks conducted the search about a week before he attempted to assassinate Trump.
Crooks fired eight bullets during his attempt. One of the bullets ended up grazing Trump's ear, while a man named Corey Comperatore, a volunteer fire chief who shielded his family from the bullets, was killed and two other people were injured.
FBI Deputy Director Paul Abbate said Monday that the agency has been working on the investigation. While they do not share regular updates on ongoing investigations, FBI officials felt compelled to do so with the Trump case since it concerns the American people.
Last week, Kimberly Cheatle resigned from her position as director of the U.S. Secret Service following a House hearing on the attempt. The former Secret Service chief said she accepts full responsibility for failing to protect the former president during his rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
The Senate is also scheduled to hold its hearing this week, which will include the participation of the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security.
