Wray confirms gunman flew drone over Trump rally site hours before assassination attempt

Published July 24, 2024 12:15pm ET



FBI Director Christopher Wray fielded questions from lawmakers Wednesday about the assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump and confirmed several details about the incident, including that the shooter flew a drone over the Trump rally site.

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.

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