By — Joshua Barajas Joshua Barajas Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-wray-says-trump-would-be-assassin-ran-google-search-for-lee-harvey-oswald Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter WATCH: Wray says Trump would-be assassin ran Google search for Lee Harvey Oswald Politics Jul 24, 2024 12:59 PM EDT FBI Director Christopher Wray said the agency analyzed a laptop tied to the gunman who carried out the assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump on July 13. Watch Wray’s remarks in the player above. Responding to questions from Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., about the agency’s investigation into the gunman’s electronic devices, Wray said a laptop tied to the 20-year-old revealed that he did a Google search for “How far away was Oswald from Kennedy?” Lee Harvey Oswald shot and killed President John F. Kennedy in 1963. Educate your inbox Subscribe to Here’s the Deal, our politics newsletter for analysis you won’t find anywhere else. Enter your email address Subscribe Form error message goes here. Thank you. Please check your inbox to confirm. In the FBI’s ongoing investigation, Wray said “a lot of the usual repositories of information have not yielded anything notable in terms of motive or ideology.” Wray added that the early stages of the agency’s investigation found that the gunman appeared to be interested in public figures and that, starting somewhere around July 6, the shooter became focused on Trump and his rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. On Monday, the House Oversight Committee grilled Kimberly Cheatle, director of the U.S. Secret Service at the time of the deadly shooting. Members on both sides of the aisle called for her resignation and she announced Tuesday she was stepping down. Cheatle repeatedly referred lawmakers seeking details to the investigation being carried out by the FBI. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now By — Joshua Barajas Joshua Barajas Joshua Barajas is a senior editor for the PBS NewsHour's Communities Initiative. He's also the senior editor and manager of newsletters. @Josh_Barrage
FBI Director Christopher Wray said the agency analyzed a laptop tied to the gunman who carried out the assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump on July 13. Watch Wray’s remarks in the player above. Responding to questions from Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., about the agency’s investigation into the gunman’s electronic devices, Wray said a laptop tied to the 20-year-old revealed that he did a Google search for “How far away was Oswald from Kennedy?” Lee Harvey Oswald shot and killed President John F. Kennedy in 1963. Educate your inbox Subscribe to Here’s the Deal, our politics newsletter for analysis you won’t find anywhere else. Enter your email address Subscribe Form error message goes here. Thank you. Please check your inbox to confirm. In the FBI’s ongoing investigation, Wray said “a lot of the usual repositories of information have not yielded anything notable in terms of motive or ideology.” Wray added that the early stages of the agency’s investigation found that the gunman appeared to be interested in public figures and that, starting somewhere around July 6, the shooter became focused on Trump and his rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. On Monday, the House Oversight Committee grilled Kimberly Cheatle, director of the U.S. Secret Service at the time of the deadly shooting. Members on both sides of the aisle called for her resignation and she announced Tuesday she was stepping down. Cheatle repeatedly referred lawmakers seeking details to the investigation being carried out by the FBI. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now