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FBI files reveal new details about attempted Trump assassin

Politics September 16, 2026 at 2:01 AM

FBI files reveal new details about attempted Trump assassin

NBC News Politics

The FBI has released new documents about the assassination attempt on President Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania. One rally goer told the FBI the attempted assassin Thomas Crooks was making "hateful comments" about Trump before the attack. NBC News' Stephanie Gosk reports.

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