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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Ed Pilkington

Gunman searched for images of Trump and Biden but motive still unclear

a group of people in uniforms on a stage lined with flags
Law enforcement officers respond to the scene of a shooting at a Trump rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday. Photograph: Evan Vucci/AP

The gunman who attempted to shoot Donald Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday carried out internet searches before the attack for images of both Trump and Joe Biden, as well as the dates of the current Republican national convention and next month’s Democratic national convention.

Top FBI and Secret Service officials told members of Congress on Wednesday that the initial investigation into the shooting had thrown up new information about the would-be assassin’s interests, but had brought agents no closer to finding a motive.

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