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It's 'Fullest Picture Yet' of Man Who Tried to Kill Trump

The New York Times fills in some blanks

(Newser) - What drove a "nerdy engineering student on the dean's list" to attempt to take Donald Trump's life? It's a largely unanswered question, and one Steve Eder and Tawnell D. Hobbs attempt to chip away at for the New York Times . The two present what they describe...

Secret Service Inquiry: Agency Just Isn't Smart Enough

Scathing bipartisan report faults 'critical thinking,' calls for outside leadership

(Newser) - An independent panel has finished its assessment of the Secret Service after the July assassination attempt on former President Trump, and it's as scathing as expected .
  • Overview: The "Secret Service as an agency requires fundamental reform to carry out its mission," says the 52-page report, per the
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Melania on 2020 Election: 'It Was a Mess'

Former first lady dishes on that, her first encounter with husband, son Barron, and more in new book

(Newser) - Melania Trump's new memoir, Melania , dropped on Tuesday, and the reviews range from describing it as one of "graceful grievance" to calling it "truly bad" and "deeply weird." The former first lady's remarks about her stance on abortion rights earned attention before the 256-page...

Melania Trump: There's More to the July Shooting Story

Former first lady gives rare interview, discusses assassination attempts

(Newser) - Melania Trump has given her first TV interview in more than two years, one in which she questioned the narrative surrounding the attempted assassination of her husband in Pennsylvania, reports CNN . The former first lady spoke to Fox News for the interview that aired Thursday, which comes ahead of the...

Trump Blames Democrats' 'Rhetoric' for Latest Scare

Former president says inflammatory language led to another attempt on his life

(Newser) - With 50 days to go until the election, former President Trump is walking away from the second attempt on his life since July—and pointing the finger at President Biden and Vice President Harris. Suspect Ryan Routh "believed the rhetoric of Biden and Harris, and he acted on it,...

As Trump Readied His Putt, He Heard 'Pop, Pop' of Gunfire

'My father is running out of lives here,' says Eric Trump after second apparent assassination attempt

(Newser) - As the FBI investigates what appears to be a second assassination attempt on Donald Trump, new details are emerging about what unfolded at his golf club in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Sunday afternoon. Details:
  • Gun spotted: Trump was golfing at Trump International Golf Club (not Mar-a-Lago), when a Secret
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Melania Trump Questions 'Truth' About Rally Shooting

'There is definitely more to this story,' she says of assassination attempt

(Newser) - Melania Trump apparently believes she is not being told the truth about the attempt to assassinate her husband at a rally in Pennsylvania two months ago. In a video posted on her social media accounts on Tuesday, the former first lady says there is "definitely more to this story,...

Trump Gunman Used an AC Unit to Get on the Roof

Security video shows Thomas Crooks using unit to scale the roof next to the Butler Farm Show

(Newser) - The gunman who tried to assassinate Donald Trump at a July campaign rally in Pennsylvania apparently bought a ladder to be able to scale the roof from which he was able to elude Secret Service agents, fire shots, and injure the former president—but he didn't end up using...

Multiple Secret Service Agents Placed on Leave

It's part of the fallout from the investigation into the Trump assassination attempt

(Newser) - The Secret Service has placed multiple agents on leave as it investigates the assassination attempt on Donald Trump last month in Butler, Pennsylvania, reports CBS News . Those placed on leave include the head of the agency's Pittsburgh field office, which was responsible for planning and coordinating security, per NBC...

In Video From Rally Shooting, Local Cops Slam Secret Service

Videos capture frustration in aftermath of Trump assassination attempt

(Newser) - Body camera footage released by the Butler Township Police Department captures confusion and frustration during the attempted assassination of Donald Trump at a July 13 rally. The videos show Butler Township officers discovering Thomas Crooks' location on a roof near the rally and trying to reach him in the minutes...

Tenacious D Cancels Tour After Trump Shooting Comment
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Jack Black: Tenacious D Will Return

Duo's tour was canceled after Kyle Gass joked about Trump assassination attempt

(Newser) - Comedy rock duo Tenacious D's tour came to an abrupt end last month after Kyle Gass joked about the assassination attempt on Donald Trump, but they will return, Jack Black says. "We need to take a break. Everybody needs a break sometime," he told Variety at the...

Man Shot at Rally Recorded Video of Person on Roof

James Copenhaver stopped filming moments before he was shot

(Newser) - A man who was shot and seriously injured at Donald Trump's Butler, Pennsylvania, rally may have recorded video of the gunman. Fox News reports that James Copenhaver's video shows a figure moving across the roof of the American Glass Research building minutes before the shooting.
  • Fox reports that
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Garland: Do I Look Like I'd Make a Mistake About the Law?

Attorney general addresses the ruling regarding his special counsel appointment

(Newser) - Merrick Garland sat down with NBC News for a wide-ranging interview that aired Tuesday, during which the attorney general called the shooting at a Donald Trump rally a "horrific attack" that should never have been allowed to happen. He also said that despite the FBI having not yet determined...

Report: Crooks Stopped Firing After Shot From Local Officer

His shot didn't kill rally gunman, but it bought Secret Service some time, officials say

(Newser) - A local law enforcement officer may have played a bigger role than previously known in stopping Thomas Crooks from firing more shots at Donald Trump. The Washington Post , citing officials close to the investigation and analysis of video evidence, reports that Crooks changed his position and stopped shooting after the...

Acting Secret Service Director 'Ashamed' by What He Saw

Ronald Rowe is grilled by 2 Senate committees on attempted assassination

(Newser) - The acting director of the Secret Service said Tuesday he "cannot defend" why the roof used by the gunman in the assassination attempt of former President Trump was not secured. Ronald Rowe, testifying before two Senate committees, said he recently traveled to the Pennsylvania shooting site and "What...

Trump Rally Gunman Started Buying Weaponry a Year Ago: FBI

FBI says a motive still has not been determined

(Newser) - The Trump rally shooter who killed one and injured others, including Donald Trump himself, at a Pennsylvania rally earlier this month had been stockpiling bomb-making materials and equipment related to guns for more than a year, according to FBI officials. Starting in spring of 2023, the gunman made 25 purchases...

Trump Agrees to Sit for FBI Victim Interview

Investigators describe rally shooter as an intelligent loner

(Newser) - The FBI will conduct a victim interview of Donald Trump as part of its investigation into the attempt to assassinate the former president at a rally in Pennsylvania. The interview with Trump would be similar to those of any crime victim, regardless of the circumstances, an agency official said, per...

Lawmaker Says Trump Rally Gunman Had an Escape Plan

He says Crooks planned to create a diversion

(Newser) - The man who tried to kill Donald Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania earlier this month had a plan to escape, according to the chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee. On CBS' Face the Nation on Sunday, Republican Rep. Michael McCaul told host Robert Costa that Thomas Crooks "...

Text Messages Alter Timeline of Trump Shooting

Local SWAT snipers spotted Thomas Matthew Crooks almost 2 hours prior

(Newser) - Gunshots were fired at former President Trump at 6:11pm on July 13, and testimony before Congress has indicated law enforcement initially became aware of the shooter's presence about an hour before that. The timeline has now been pushed earlier. Text messages show a member of a local SWAT...

FBI Issues One-Sentence Statement on Trump Shooting

Agency says former president was indeed struck by a bullet on July 13 at Pennsylvania rally

(Newser) - Nearly two weeks after Donald Trump's near assassination, the FBI confirmed Friday that it was indeed a bullet that struck the former president's ear, moving to clear up conflicting accounts about what caused the former president's injuries after a gunman opened fire at a Pennsylvania rally. "...

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