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Thomas Matthew Crooks searched Google regarding the assassination of President John F. Kennedy on the day he registered to attend former President Trump's rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
FBI Director Christopher Wray revealed the detail during testimony before the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday.
"Somewhere around July 6th or so, [Crooks] became very focused on former President Trump and this rally," Wray told lawmakers.
"One of the things that I can share here today that has not been shared yet is that we've just in the last couple days found analysis of a laptop that the investigation ties to the shooter, [which] reveals that on July 6th, he did a Google search for, quote, how far away was Oswald from Kennedy? That's a search that obviously is significant in terms of his state of mind," he added.
Thomas Matthew Crooks searched Google regarding the assassination of President John F. Kennedy on the day he registered to attend former President Trump's rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. (Samuel Corum/Getty Images)
"That is the same day that it appears that he registered for the Butler rally," Wray clarified.
Wray's testimony is the third time in as many days that Congress has held a hearing regarding the investigation into the attempted assassination of Trump.
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Former Secret Service director Kimberly Cheatle delivered testimony before the House Oversight Committee on Monday, and she resigned soon after. The House Homeland Security Committee heard testimony from Pennsylvania state police on Tuesday, followed by Wray's hearing on Wednesday.
Thomas Matthew Crooks is pictured in front of the Butler Fairgrounds in the aftermath of the attempted assassination of the former president on July 14, 2024 in Butler, Pennsylvania. (Bethel Park School District/Getty Images)
Several lawmakers traveled to Butler earlier this week to view the scene first-hand. Rep. Carlos Gimenez, R-Fla., filmed himself on Monday climbing the roof from which Crooks fired on Trump and expressed astonishment that the Secret Service did not secure it.
"And so what really bothers me, and the reason I got up on the roof – I'm 70 – was for the director to say, ‘Well, the steepness of the roof won't allow Secret Service agents to be up there.’ That was the final straw for me," he said.
The Butler Farm Show, site of a campaign rally for Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump, is seen Monday July 15, 2024 in Butler, Pa. Trump was wounded on July 13 during an assassination attempt while speaking at the rally. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
"I could run around on that roof all day long," Giminez added.
Cheatle had previously said the "sloped roof" had prevented Secret Service agents from being stationed on the building.
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