Trump’s Would-Be Assassin Did Searches on Lee Harvey Oswald, Kennedy as He Plotted His Attack, FBI Director Testifies

The gunman looked up the Kennedy assassination the same day that he registered to attend the Trump rally in Pennsylvania, the director tells Congress.

AP/Manuel Balce Ceneta
Wray testifies before a House committee about the shooting July 13 at a campaign rally at Butler, Pennsylvania, Wednesday, July 24, 2024, on Capitol Hill. AP/Manuel Balce Ceneta

The FBI director, Christopher Wray, told a Congressional committee on Wednesday that President Trump’s would-be assassin researched Lee Harvey Oswald’s assassination of John F. Kennedy the day he registered to attend the Pennsylvania rally. 

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