{"id":2315401,"date":"2024-07-29T11:25:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-29T15:25:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-agrees-to-interview-with-fbi-on-assassination-attempt-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-29T11:27:17","modified_gmt":"2024-07-29T15:27:17","slug":"trump-agrees-to-interview-with-fbi-on-assassination-attempt-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-agrees-to-interview-with-fbi-on-assassination-attempt-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump agrees to interview with FBI on 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\">24<\/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%2Ftrump-agrees-to-interview-with-fbi-on-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=2315401&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>Former President Donald Trump is set to \u200bparticipate in an interview with the FBI regarding a recent \u2063assassination attempt against him.\u200c This meeting is\u2063 part of\u2064 the\u2064 FBI&#8217;s \u200dinvestigation, and according \u200cto Kevin Rojek, the Special Agent in Charge of the\u200c Pittsburgh Field Office, it will be treated like a standard <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nearly-two-dozen-world-health-organization-workers-accused-of-sexual-misconduct-abuse\/\" title=\"Nearly Two Dozen World Health Organization Workers Accused Of Sexual Misconduct, Abuse\">victim interview<\/a>. Rojek emphasized that the FBI\u2064 aims to\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/treasury-pushes-for-huge-tax-credits-for-clean-energy-companies\/\" title=\"Treasury advocates substantial tax credits for clean energy firms.\">provide \u200bsupport<\/a> \u200bto victims \u2064while \u200cgathering their \u2064perspectives on the events that transpired. The\u200d interview will follow \u2062the protocol established for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/john-cleese-cancels-talk-at-cambridge-university-cites-woke-rules\/\" title=\"John Cleese Cancels Talk At Cambridge University, Cites \u2018Woke Rules\u2019\">interviewing victims<\/a> of crime, allowing\u2064 the former president to share his observations and\u200c experiences related to the incident.  <\/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\">Trump agrees to interview with FBI on 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_1714640\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a> will meet with FBI agents for a victim interview as part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/secret-service-law-enforcement-and-congress-clash-following-attempted-assassination-of-trump-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Secret Service, law enforcement, and Congress clash following attempted assassination of Trump - Washington Examiner\">bureau&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s investigation into the recent assassination attempt on the former president, an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/fbi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"FBI\">FBI<\/a> official said during a briefing on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>FBI Special Agent in Charge Kevin Rojek, who heads the bureau&rsquo;s Pittsburgh Field Office, told reporters the interview would be &ldquo;consistent with any other victim interview.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We provide victims with support from our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-votes-to-renew-violence-against-women-act-2\/\" title=\"House votes to renew Violence Against Women Act\">victim services<\/a>, and we want to get his perspective on what he observed,&rdquo; Rojek said. &ldquo;So just like any other witness to the crime, as well as get his perspective on what occurred to him during that event, but it is a standard victim interview, like we would do for any other victim of crime under any other circumstances.<\/p>\n<p>Rojek&rsquo;s remarks came as part of a broader update the FBI gave about the progress of its investigation into the shooting, which occurred at a Trump rally in Pennsylvania on July 13. The FBI is focused on the gunman, 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks, who killed one and critically injured two at the event. Trump suffered a minor injury after a bullet missed his head by inches and instead grazed his ear.<\/p>\n<p>Rojek said that after more than two weeks, the shooter&rsquo;s motive was &ldquo;still not clear.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Rojek noted that Crooks was a &ldquo;loner&rdquo; and that agents do not believe he had any close friends. Agents have said from the outset of the investigation that they believe Crooks had no accomplices or conspirators, and Rojek reiterated that was still the case.<\/p>\n<p>At a hearing last week, FBI Director Christopher Wray gave some context on Crooks&rsquo;s intentions, revealing that on July 6, Crooks researched Lee Harvey Oswald&rsquo;s assassination of former President John F. Kennedy.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Crooks typed into the search bar, &ldquo;How far away was Oswald from Kennedy,&rdquo; according to Wray.<\/p>\n<p>The search was performed on the same day Crooks registered to attend Trump&rsquo;s rally.<\/p>\n<p><em>This story is developing.<\/em><\/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_1714640\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1714640\"}});<\/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>Trump has consented to participate in an interview with FBI agents regarding the assassination attempt against him. This meeting is part of the FBI&#8217;s investigation into the incident, as confirmed by an official during a briefing on Monday. Kevin Rojek, the Special Agent in Charge of the Pittsburgh Field Office, stated that this interview will follow standard procedures for victim interviews. He emphasized that they aim to provide support to victims and gather Trump&#8217;s observations about what transpired during the event. Rojek described it as a typical victim interview similar to those conducted for any other crime victims.<\/p>\n<p>His comments were made while providing an update on the ongoing investigation into a shooting that took place at a Trump rally in Pennsylvania on July 13, where 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks was identified as the shooter. The attack resulted in one death and two critical injuries; Trump himself sustained only a minor injury when a bullet narrowly missed his head and grazed his ear. Rojek mentioned that after more than two weeks of investigation, Crooks&#8217;s motive remains unclear and noted that he appeared to be a &#8220;loner&#8221; without close friends or accomplices.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, at a recent hearing, FBI Director Christopher Wray revealed that Crooks had researched Lee Harvey Oswald\u2019s assassination of President John F. Kennedy just days before attending Trump&#8217;s rally, indicating potential premeditation behind his actions. This story is still developing<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":49,"featured_media":2315402,"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\/AP24196018575267-scaled-1024x682.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[34943,5591,6234,3634,32076],"class_list":["post-2315401","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-assassination-attempt","tag-fbi","tag-interview","tag-trump","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/AP24196018575267-scaled-1024x682.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2315401","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=2315401"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2315401\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315402"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2315401"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2315401"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2315401"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}