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Assassination Attempt or Domestic Terrorism? Why Trump’s Shooting Poses a Problem for the FBI

Experts weigh in as the FBI investigates Thomas Crooks’ assassination attempt

The FBI is investigating the attempted assassination of Donald Trump as a “potential” case of domestic terrorism, after the former president was shot at by Thomas Matthew Crooks on July 13.

Though Trump survived the shooting attempt with relatively minor injuries from the bullet that grazed his ear, it is evident that the shooter sought to kill or seriously harm the Republican presidential candidate, who was speaking at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.

What remains unclear are the motivations behind the actions of 20-year-old Crooks, who was shot dead by Secret Service on the scene. As one expert said, it seems that “some of the motives died with him”.

Read the rest of the story at Independent.

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