{"id":2307342,"date":"2024-07-24T12:24:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-24T16:24:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wray-confirms-gunman-flew-drone-over-trump-rally-site-hours-before-assassination-attempt-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-24T12:26:52","modified_gmt":"2024-07-24T16:26:52","slug":"wray-confirms-gunman-flew-drone-over-trump-rally-site-hours-before-assassination-attempt-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wray-confirms-gunman-flew-drone-over-trump-rally-site-hours-before-assassination-attempt-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Wray confirms gunman flew drone over Trump rally site hours before assassination attempt &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwray-confirms-gunman-flew-drone-over-trump-rally-site-hours-before-assassination-attempt-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2307342&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The summary is about FBI Director Christopher \u2062Wray \u200dconfirming details about\u200c an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/amnesty-international-strips-aleksei-navalny-of-prisoner-of-conscience-status-for-decades-old-comments-on-immigration\/\" title=\"Amnesty International Strips Aleksei Navalny Of \u2018Prisoner Of Conscience\u2019 Status For Decades-Old Comments On Immigration\">assassination attempt<\/a> on former President Donald Trump. Wray testified that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/false-claim-assistant-fbi-director-did-not-attend-trump-rally-in-butler-pa\/\" title=\"False claim: Assistant FBI Director did not attend Trump rally in Butler, PA\">shooter flew<\/a> a drone \u2062over \u2062the \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/freedom-convoy-regroups-in-rural-canada\/\" title=\"Freedom Convoy Regroups in Rural Canada\">rally site<\/a> before the incident, and \u2064explosive devices were found in the shooter&#8217;s car and home. The FBI is leading the investigation, and Wray emphasized that it is still ongoing. \u200dWray also \u2062mentioned that the Secret Service is being investigated for security failures related \u200cto the shooting.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Wray confirms gunman flew drone over Trump rally site hours before assassination attempt<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1706772\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>FBI Director <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/christopher-wray\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Christopher Wray<\/a> fielded questions from lawmakers Wednesday about the assassination attempt against former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a> and confirmed several details about the incident, including that the shooter flew a drone over the Trump rally site.<\/p>\n<p>Wray said during a House Judiciary Committee hearing that Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, used the drone in the 3:50 p.m. to 4 p.m. time frame on the day of the rally and that the FBI believes Crooks may have flown it about 200 yards away from the stage where Trump would speak two hours later.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We think, but we do not know, so again, this is one of these things that&rsquo;s qualified because of our ongoing review, that he was livestreaming, you know, viewing the footage&rdquo; for about 11 minutes, Wray said.<\/p>\n<p>Wray said the FBI recovered the drone in Crooks&rsquo;s car and also recovered two explosive devices in the vehicle, as well as a third explosive device at Crooks&rsquo;s home.<\/p>\n<p>The FBI is leading the investigation into the shooting, which left one dead and two seriously injured. Trump was grazed on the side of the head by a bullet, resulting in a minor injury to the former president&rsquo;s ear.<\/p>\n<p>Wray reiterated several times that the FBI&rsquo;s investigation was ongoing. Asked by Rep. Dan Bishop (R-NC) about why the FBI has not provided more details to the public about the shooting, Wray said he was being as transparent as possible, adding, &ldquo;frankly, unusually so for an ongoing investigation.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>As lawmakers on the committee began laying into Wray about the massive security failures that led to the shooting, Wray clarified the scope of the bureau&rsquo;s investigation and deferred security-related questions to the Secret Service.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The FBI&rsquo;s mandate is focused on the shooter and all things related to his attack,&rdquo; Wray said, noting that the Department of Homeland Security inspector general and an independent panel are both investigating the Secret Service&rsquo;s actions.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There&rsquo;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&rsquo;re going to leave no stone unturned,&rdquo; Wray said.<\/p>\n<p>The FBI is tasked with establishing Crooks&rsquo;s motive, and Wray said that is still a work in progress.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think it&rsquo;s fair to say that we do not yet have a clear picture of his motive,&rdquo; Wray said, noting agents have found no manifestos or garnered any information about a motive from interviews and an examination of Crooks&rsquo;s social media.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The shooter appears to have done a lot of searches of public figures in general,&rdquo; Wray said.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/no-spike-in-florida-coronavirus-cases-despite-no-mask-mandate\/\" title=\"No Spike in Florida Coronavirus Cases Despite No Mask Mandate\">director<\/a> indicated that the FBI had issued warrants to obtain information about Crooks&rsquo;s various digital accounts.<\/p>\n<p>Wray&rsquo;s long-planned appearance before the committee comes as part of the FBI&rsquo;s annual congressional oversight, but the circumstances surrounding his testimony changed after the assassination attempt. Many <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pbs-asks-senate-judiciary-committee-gop-for-warning-for-viewers-over-graphic-content-at-jackson-confirmation-hearings\/\" title=\"PBS Asks Senate Judiciary Committee GOP for \u2018Warning for Viewers\u2019 over \u2018Graphic\u2019 Content at Jackson Confirmation Hearings\u00a0\">questions focused<\/a> on that at the start of the hearing, but Wray was still testifying into Wednesday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1706772\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1706772\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The summary is about FBI Director Christopher \u2062Wray \u200dconfirming details about\u200c an assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. Wray testified that the shooter flew a drone \u2062over \u2062the \u2064rally site before the incident, and \u2064explosive devices were found in the shooter&#8217;s car and home. The FBI is leading the investigation, and Wray emphasized that &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":49,"featured_media":2307343,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/AP24206563141994.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[34943,11948,10272,33285,16521],"class_list":["post-2307342","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-assassination-attempt","tag-drone","tag-gunman","tag-trump-rally","tag-wray"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/AP24206563141994.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2307342","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/49"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2307342"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2307342\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2307343"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2307342"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2307342"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2307342"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}