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Gunman in Trump assassination attempt saw rally as 'target of opportunity,' FBI official says

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Gunman in Trump assassination attempt saw rally as 'target of opportunity,' FBI official says

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News@lemmy.world · 2 months ago

A senior FBI official says the gunman in the assassination attempt on 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."

WASHINGTON (AP) — The gunman in the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump searched online for events of both Trump and President Joe Biden, looked up information about explosives over the last five years and eyed the Pennsylvania campaign rally where he opened fire last month as a “target of opportunity,” a senior FBI official said Wednesday.

In the 30 days before the attack, the FBI says, Crooks did more than 60 internet searches related to Biden and Trump, including seeking the dates of both the Democratic and Republican national conventions. FBI Director Christopher Wray has previously revealed that one week before the shooting, Crooks did a Google search for “How far away was Oswald from Kennedy?”

Looking forward to seeing how the MAGA elite spin this into their victimhood narrative.

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What conspiracy theory is this?
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  I love a fresh conspiracy. How have I not fucking heard this one yet? The reverse Kennedy!
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  Probably something more brainless than flat earthers.
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  The shooter was actually 3 ukranian biolab drones in a trenchcoat
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  I think they might be referring to the Kennedy conspiracy?

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