Gunman in Trump assassination attempt saw rally as 'target of opportunity,' FBI official says
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FILE - Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump is surrounded by Secret Service at a campaign event in Butler, Pa., July 13, 2024. A senior FBI official says the gunman in the assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump searched online for events of both Trump and President Joe Biden and saw the Pennsylvania campaign rally where he opened fire last month as a target of opportunity." (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)This image provided by the FBI shows Thomas Matthew Crooks' rifle broken down as was likely done for transport and the backpack recovered at the scene in Butler, Pa., July 13, 2024. Crooks searched online for events of both former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden and saw the Pennsylvania campaign rally where he opened fire as a "target of opportunity," a senior FBI official said. (FBI via AP)This image provided by the FBI shows Thomas Matthew Crooks' rifle as recovered at the scene in Butler, Pa., July 13, 2024. Crooks searched online for events of both former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden and saw the Pennsylvania campaign rally where he opened fire as a "target of opportunity," a senior FBI official said. (FBI via AP)This image provided by the FBI shows two improvised explosive devises as initially discovered in Thomas Matthew Crooks' car at the scene in Butler, Pa., July 13, 2024. Crooks searched online for events of both former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden and saw the Pennsylvania campaign rally where he opened fire as a "target of opportunity," a senior FBI official said. (FBI via AP)
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FILE - Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump is surrounded by Secret Service at a campaign event in Butler, Pa., July 13, 2024. A senior FBI official says the gunman in the assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump searched online for events of both Trump and President Joe Biden and saw the Pennsylvania campaign rally where he opened fire last month as a target of opportunity." (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)