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<keyword id="19943739" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Ubisoft" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="Ubisoft" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="Ubisoft">Ubisoft</keyword>, the French gaming giant behind popular titles like Assassin’s Creed and Far Cry, has reacted to rumours of a possible buyout by <keyword id="20209720" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="PUBG" source="keywords">PUBG</keyword> maker <keyword id="19904584" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="Tencent" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="Tencent" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="Tencent">Tencent</keyword>. However, the company’s response, released in a cryptic statement on Monday, left fans and industry insiders with more questions than answers. A Bloomberg report had earlier said that Tencent might be exploring the possibility of teaming up with Ubisoft’s founding family, the Guillemots, to take the company private. Sources close to the situation had told the publication that talks were ongoing, with both parties consulting advisors. But for now, Ubisoft is keeping its cards close to its chest. According to a report in The Verge,Ubisoftsaid in a statement that it “regularly reviews all its strategic options in the interest of its stakeholders and will inform the market if and when appropriate.” The company also reiterated its commitment to its current strategy, which focuses on two key areas: Open World Adventures and GaaS-native (Games as a Service) experiences. And that was it—just a couple of lines, leaving the gaming community hungry for more details. <h2>The Guillemot-Tencent connection </h2> While nothing is confirmed, the possibility of Tencent teaming up with the <keyword id="23477147" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Guillemot-family" source="keywords">Guillemot family</keyword> to buy Ubisoft makes a lot of sense. After all, Yves Guillemot, the current CEO, and his family have a deep, personal stake in the company, which they founded decades ago. Tencent, on the other hand, has a 10% stake in Ubisoft and also owns nearly half of <keyword id="23477148" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Guillemot-Brothers-Ltd" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="Guillemot Brothers Ltd" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="Guillemot Brothers Ltd">Guillemot Brothers Ltd</keyword>, the family’s holding company. According to a report in wccftech, Tencent is interested in stabilising Ubisoft, which has had a rough few months. The company’s shares plunged by 19% last month, following disappointing sales of Star Wars Outlaws and delays to highly anticipated releases like Assassin’s Creed Shadows. For a company with Ubisoft’s pedigree, these setbacks have shaken investor confidence, and Tencent reportedly sees an opportunity to step in, boost its value, and potentially reshape the company’s future. <h2> </h2><h2>PUBG maker Tencent to acquire Ubisoft? Here is what the company says </h2> As mentioned already, if Tencent were to push forward with a buyout and take Ubisoft private, the move would not be all that surprising. There have been rumours for some time that Ubisoft has been considering such a step, especially as competition heats up in the gaming world and the company struggles to regain its footing. But going private could come with some major consequences. According to the wccftech report, a buyout could trigger significant changes at Ubisoft’s leadership level, including a new CEO and possible layoffs. The company has already seen its fair share of cuts recently, with layoffs hitting its IT and special effects teams, and more could be on the way if a takeover leads to restructuring. But for now, Ubisoft is staying tight-lipped. Fans, investors, and industry watchers will have to wait and watch for what comes next, especially with the company hinting that any updates will only come “if and when appropriate.” One thing’s for sure—whatever happens next, it’s likely to have a major impact on the future of the gaming giant.

Tencent to acquire Ubisoft? Here is what the Assassin's Creed maker says

<ul class="summary-list"><li>On Sunday, a suspect was apprehended after an apparent assassination attempt on Donald Trump.</li><li>It appeared to be the second attempt in two months on the former president's life.</li><li></li><li>Here's what we know about the shooting suspect, who is in law-enforcement custody.</li></ul>A suspect was taken into custody Sunday and charged Monday after what the FBI is investigating as an <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-shots-fired-florida-golf-course-2024-9">attempted assassination</a> on former President Donald Trump while he played golf in <keyword id="23182209" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="West-Palm-Beach" source="keywords">West Palm Beach</keyword>, Florida. Authorities identified Ryan Wesley Routh, a 58-year-old man with ties to both Hawaii and North Carolina, as the man arrested in connection with the incident. No injuries were reported during Sunday's incident, and Routh now faces federal charges. Here's what we know about Routh and the incident so far. <h2 style="font-family: LabGrotesque, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 37.5px; margin-top: 1.875rem; margin-bottom: 10px; font-size: 1.875rem;">The <keyword id="20346186" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Secret-Service" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="Secret Service" meta.hostid="83" meta.entityid="Secret Service">Secret Service</keyword> opened fire at a gunman</h2>Law-enforcement officials said a Secret Service agent spotted a rifle barrel sticking through a chain-link fence in the bushes near where Trump was playing golf Sunday at his course in West Palm Beach, prompting the Secret Service to open fire. "We are not sure right now if the individual was able to take a shot at our agents, but for sure, our agents were able to engage," a Secret Service representative said at a press conference shortly after the incident. Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw, who led the press conference, estimated that Trump was 300 to 500 yards away when the Secret Service agent spotted the rifle barrel. According to a criminal complaint, Routh fled the scene after the Secret Service opened fire. <h2 style="font-family: LabGrotesque, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 37.5px; margin-top: 1.875rem; margin-bottom: 10px; font-size: 1.875rem; color: rgb(17, 17, 17); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Routh was identified by a witness and detained</h2>Bradshaw said a witness helped authorities identify the suspect using his vehicle. "Fortunately," he said, "we were able to locate a witness that came to us and said, 'Hey, I saw the guy running out of the bushes — he jumped into a black Nissan, and I took a picture of the vehicle and the tag,' which was great." Bradshaw said law enforcement used information from the witness to pull over the vehicle on the I-95 freeway in Martin County, north of West Palm Beach, and detain its driver. He said the witness later identified the driver as the person he had seen running from the bushes at the golf course. <h2 style="font-family: LabGrotesque, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 37.5px; margin-top: 1.875rem; margin-bottom: 10px; font-size: 1.875rem; color: rgb(17, 17, 17); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">A rifle with a scope was found at the scene</h2>According to a criminal complaint, location data from a cellphone connected to Routh suggests he had been in the area near the golf course for roughly 12 hours before the apparent assassination attempt. Police who searched the area around the fence found an SKS-style rifle with a scope and two bags tied to the fence, according to the criminal complaint. The complaint said the serial number on the gun had been partially damaged. Authorities on Sunday said the bags contained ceramic tile and that officials also found a GoPro camera at the scene. Routh was held Sunday and appeared in court on Monday, where he was charged with possession of a firearm by a prohibited person and possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number, both felony charges. Neither charge makes mention of an assassination attempt, though further charges may be pending. He is due to be arraigned on the charges later this month. <h2 style="font-family: LabGrotesque, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 37.5px; margin-top: 1.875rem; margin-bottom: 10px; font-size: 1.875rem; color: rgb(17, 17, 17); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Routh was reportedly convicted on a weapons charge</h2>The Associated Press, citing North Carolina government records, reported that Routh was convicted in 2002 of possessing a weapon of mass destruction. The AP said the records didn't provide further details but separately noted that a 2002 story from the <a target="_blank" class="Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement" href="https://greensboro.com/article_3006b4f9-9370-5b08-a54e-46c87faf6cbe.html">News &amp; Record</a> newspaper in Greensboro, North Carolina, reported that a 36-year-old named Ryan Routh had been arrested after a three-hour standoff with law enforcement in which he was accused of barricading himself inside a roofing business following a traffic stop. He faced charges including possessing a weapon of mass destruction, which the News &amp; Record said was referring to a machine gun. <h2 style="font-family: LabGrotesque, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 37.5px; margin-top: 1.875rem; margin-bottom: 10px; font-size: 1.875rem; color: rgb(17, 17, 17); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">He once seemed willing to die in the Ukraine war</h2><a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/15/us/politics/trump-shooting-suspect-routh.html">The New York Times</a> reported Routh had expressed a desire on social media to die in battle in <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/putins-threatening-the-west-with-war-its-not-the-first-time-2024-9">Ukraine's war against Russia</a>. His bio on Signal, an encrypted messaging platform, read in part, "Civilians must change this war and prevent future wars," the Times reported. The former construction worker talked to the outlet in 2023 for a story about Americans traveling to Ukraine to aid in the war effort. The Times said he had no military experience but said he'd traveled to Ukraine and wanted to recruit Afghan soldiers to fight Russia. <h2 style="font-family: LabGrotesque, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 37.5px; margin-top: 1.875rem; margin-bottom: 10px; font-size: 1.875rem; color: rgb(17, 17, 17); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Routh has supported politicians on both sides of the aisle — including Trump</h2>Routh wrote in a self-published book last year that he had previously voted for Trump but then reversed his support, <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-assassination-attempt-suspect-ukraine-f76ed09f256f6bd21727a10901d92af7?utm_campaign=TrueAnthem&amp;utm_medium=AP&amp;utm_source=Twitter">The Associated Press reported</a>. According to the AP, in the book, titled "Ukraine's Unwinnable War," Routh wrote of Iran, "You are free to assassinate Trump." Routh also criticized the former president for the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol and for his withdrawal from the Iran nuclear accord. The AP reported Routh had supported various politicians online, including Bernie Sanders, Tulsi Gabbard, Nikki Haley — and most recently Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. Correction: September 16, 2024 — An earlier version of this story misidentified the gun recovered at the scene. Authorities ultimately identified it as an SKS-style rifle. The Palm Beach County sheriff had earlier identified it as an AK-47-style rifle, not as an AK-47. The story also misidentified which official said, "For sure, our agents were able to engage." It was a Secret Service official, not the county sheriff. The story was separately updated with new information, including the timing of when the suspect is scheduled to be arraigned on the charges.

What we know about Ryan Wesley Routh, the suspect in the apparent assassination attempt against Donald Trump

<ul class="summary-list"><li>The Secret Service is investigating Elon Musk's tweet about why people were not "even trying to assassinate Biden/Kamala."</li><li>According to Bloomberg News, the agency declined to turn over records related to the probe.</li></ul>The Secret Service is looking into Tesla CEO <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-kamala-harris-post-x-twitter-advertiser-mess-2024-9">Elon Musk</a>'s tweet that questioned why no one was trying to assassinate President Joe Biden or Vice President Kamala Harris.According to Bloomberg News, the Secret Service declined to release information related to Musk's tweet over the weekend due to "enforcement proceedings." The publication had filed a Freedom of Information Act to see what the response was to Musk replying to a user on X, "Why they want to kill Donald Trump?"In response, Musk, who owns X, wrote, "And no one is even trying to assassinate Biden/Kamala."Musk later <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-learned-lesson-twitter-x-kamala-harris-donald-trump-2024-9">deleted his message</a> and chalked it up to people not understanding his sense of humor."Well, one lesson I've learned is that just because I say something to a group and they laugh doesn't mean it's going to be all that hilarious as a post on ," he wrote.A Secret Service spokesperson said the agency knew of Musk's message but would not be offering further comment."The Secret Service is aware of the social media post made by Elon Musk and as a matter of practice, we do not comment on matters involving protective intelligence," Melissa McKenzie, a spokesperson for the Secret Service, said in a statement to Business Insider. "We can say, however, that the Secret Service investigates all threats related to our protectees."Trump allies, including Musk, have tried to emphasize that the former president has survived two assassination attempts in recent months while leading Democrats have not had such close calls.Trump was injured during the July assassination attempt as a bullet nearly missed his head during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. On Sunday, law enforcement officials said they thwarted another attempt when they spotted a man with a gun lurking in the woods close to a golf course Trump was on. The suspect, Ryan Routh, now faces two federal gun charges.Musk offered his full-throated <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-endorses-trump-after-pennsylvania-rally-incident-2024-7">endorsement</a> to Trump after the Butler shooting.It is true that Harris has not been shot, but federal law enforcement agencies have arrested multiple individuals who threatened to kill her since she began her historic vice presidency in 2021. Last month, the FBI arrested a Virginia man for threatening Harris and other officials on GETTR, a conservative social media site. <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/man-gun-arrested-vice-presidents-official-residence-police/story?id=76520037">In 2021</a>, Secret Service arrested a man who was armed with a rifle and ammunition near the <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/vice-president-perks-naval-observatory-telescope-2016-6">Naval Observatory</a>, the vice president's residence.As Bloomberg pointed out, the Secret Service often investigates direct and implied threats against the people they protect, including Biden and Harris.Most often, the worst that comes of it is a visit from a Secret Service officer. Comedian Kathy Griffin, who posted a photo of a <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/kathy-griffin-trump-head-photo-2017-5">fake severed head</a> of Trump when he was president, has said she was investigated for two months before federal law enforcement officials decided not to press charges.The White House previously called out Musk for his post."Violence should only be condemned, never encouraged or joked about. This rhetoric is irresponsible," the White House said in a statement, per ABC News.A representative for Musk did not immediately respond to Business Insider's request for comment.<a target="_blank" class="css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-xoduu5 r-1q142lx r-1w6e6rj r-9aw3ui r-3s2u2q r-1loqt21" href="https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1835573866271330307"> </a>

Secret Service is investigating Elon Musk's 'Biden/Kamala' assassination tweet        

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Trump sent a fundraising email hours after he dodged an apparent second assassination attempt.</li><li>On Monday, Trump said that Biden and Harris' "rhetoric is causing me to be shot at."</li></ul>Former President Donald Trump's campaign sent off a fundraising blast hours after <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/donald-trump-butler-pennsylvania-rally-secret-service-2024-7">an apparent assassination attempt</a> at his Florida golf course — one that would be the second attempt on his life in two months.In the email, Trump insisted that he would "NEVER SURRENDER." The email linked to a WinRed donation page that suggested donations of $24 to $3,300, with the option to contribute a custom amount.When speaking to <a target="_blank" href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-blames-biden-harris-rhetoric-latest-assassination-attempt-says-he-save-country">Fox News Digital</a> about the attempt early Monday morning, Trump invoked his political opponents and alleged the shooting suspect was motivated by their comments."He believed the rhetoric of Biden and Harris and he acted on it," Trump said of <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/who-is-ryan-wesley-routh-second-trump-assassination-attempt-suspect-2024-9">Ryan Wesley Routh</a>, the 58-year-old suspect. "Their rhetoric is causing me to be shot at, when I am the one who is going to save the country, and they are the ones that are destroying the country."Authorities have not disclosed information about the suspect's possible motive. Media outlets, <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-assassination-attempt-suspect-ukraine-f76ed09f256f6bd21727a10901d92af7">including the Associated Press</a>, reported that Routh had posted on social media that he was a former Trump voter and had shared support for a variety of politicians, including Bernie Sanders, Nikki Haley, Joe Biden, and Kamala Harris.The AP reported that Routh posted in April supporting Biden and wrote: "DEMOCRACY is on the ballot and we cannot lose."On Monday afternoon, the Trump team sent out another email blast related to the apparent assassination attempt with the subject line, "Another attempt on Trump's life." It hammered home a similar message."What we are seeing from Kamala Harris and her enablers in the media is disgusting," the email says in italicized red font. This time, JD Vance signed the message.It's not the first time Team Trump has pointed the finger at Democrats for attacks on his life — and asked for donations in the aftermath.When a would-be assassin <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/donald-trump-butler-pennsylvania-rally-secret-service-2024-7">attacked Trump in July</a> at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, the former president again blamed Democrats."When this happened, people ask, whose fault is it?" he said in an <a target="_blank" href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/08/28/trump-dr-phil-assassination-attempt/">interview with Dr. Phil</a> shortly after the incident. "I think to a certain extent it's Biden's fault and Harris' fault."In that assassination attempt, a Secret Service counter-sniper shot and killed the gunman who shot Trump. Authorities have not released a motive in that shooting either, and details about the gunman's identity remain sparse months later.In his <a target="_blank" href="https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2024/07/14/trump-rally-shooting-updates/trump-fundraising-appeals-00168147">first fundraising email</a> after the July assassination attempt, the former president also said that he would "NEVER SURRENDER" and linked to a WinRed page.Trump raised $137 million in July and the first assassination attempt may have contributed to the impressive total, <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-harris-july-fundraising-totals-election-2024-f5c04ab5fa17c3e759a7f968bc0b714d">the Associated Press reported</a>.When asked about the former president's statements to Fox on Monday and fundraising details, Trump spokesperson Steven Cheung directed Business Insider to a <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/113148118321131590">Truth Social post</a>."Because of the Communist Left Rhetoric, the bullets are flying," Trump wrote in a lengthy paragraph. He said that Harris "exemplified" the "Rhetoric, Lies" <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-debate-loss-harris-next-campaign-election-2024-9">during their debate</a>.Trump also used his felony convictions to rake in cash from donors.After a Manhattan jury found him guilty of 34 counts of falsifying business records, <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-fundraises-guilty-verdict-mahattan-trial-34-counts-2024-5">Trump sold merch</a> and raised almost <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/31/us/politics/trump-fundraising-verdict.html">$53 million</a> within 24 hours of the conviction.The question of blame is also putting renewed scrutiny on the Secret Service, with some of Trump's allies <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://x.com/RoKhanna/status/1835501009763704897">calling for answers and increased security for the former president</a>.On Sunday, an agent spotted the suspected gunman when Trump was between 300 and 500 yards away, according to authorities and a criminal complaint.The agent opened fire at the suspect, who then fled the scene and was later taken into custody. The suspect has been charged with two firearm counts as of early Monday afternoon. The GOP-led House has been investigating the agency's response to the first assassination attempt. After the first gunman wounded Trump's ear in July, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/secret-service-director-resigns-trump-assassination-attempt-kimberly-cheatle-2024-7">the agency's director, Kimberly Cheatle, resigned</a>.

Trump is blaming Harris and Biden for his assassination attempts — and fundraising off it

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Four <keyword id="20093987" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Republicans" source="keywords">Republicans</keyword> on a <keyword id="19970903" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="task-force" source="keywords">task force</keyword> looking into the <keyword id="22404719" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="Trump-assassination-attempt" source="keywords">Trump assassination attempt</keyword> skipped a <keyword id="23011852" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="site-visit" source="keywords">site visit</keyword>.</li><li>The bipartisan group was formed to investigate potential failings on the day.</li></ul>Four Republicans on the task force investigating the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump were no-shows for a site visit on Monday, <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/08/26/trump-assassination-house-task-force-butler/">according to The Washington Post</a>. The bipartisan task force was set up by a unanimous <keyword id="19910021" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="House" source="keywords">House</keyword> vote in late July, two weeks after <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/donald-trump-butler-pennsylvania-rally-secret-service-2024-7">a would-be assassin fired at Trump</a> during an outdoor rally, grazing his ear. <a target="_blank" href="https://taskforce.house.gov/">The 12-strong task force</a> consists of seven Republicans and five Democrats and has full House investigatory powers, including subpoena powers. But just three GOP representatives were in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Monday for the group's first visit to the site of the shooting, the Post reported. Aside from Rep. Mike Kelly, the task force's chairman, the only other Republicans present were David Joyce (Ohio) and Laurel Lee (Fla). Reps. Mark Green (Tenn), Michael Waltz (Fla), Clay Higgins (La), and Pat Fallon (Tex) were absent from the group of lawmakers visiting the site, according to the Post. The reason for their absence was not explained at the press conference, the newspaper added. Kelly said there was no substitute for being there. "It's the difference between day and night," he said, <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/26/us/politics/trump-assassination-task-force-visits-site.html">according to The New York Times</a>. "When you're actually here on this surface, when you're actually walking these grounds, when you're actually going to the building, when you're actually up on the roof." The attempt on Trump's life led to a major public outcry and <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/secret-service-trump-assassination-attempt-scrutiny-security-detail-2024-7">intense scrutiny of the Secret Service</a> and its potential failings in allowing the shooter to get so close. It was the closest assassination attempt of a US president or presidential candidate since President Ronald Reagan was shot in 1981. The motives of the shooter, Thomas Matthew Crooks, who was shot dead by a <keyword id="20346186" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Secret-Service" source="keywords">Secret Service</keyword> sniper, remain unknown. A video <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1652600631949081">on Waltz's Facebook page</a> suggested that, instead of attending the site visit, the congressman joined Trump at Arlington National Cemetery to commemorate the deaths of 13 servicemembers killed during the US withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021. A spokesperson for Waltz told Business Insider that the Congressman had "already committed" to the ceremony, which "meant a great deal" to him, ahead of the site visit. "He hopes to receive all relevant briefings soon," the spokesperson added. Waltz has previously expressed frustration at the pace of the task force's progress, <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://nypost.com/2024/08/22/us-news/rep-mike-waltz-questions-whether-trump-shooter-thomas-crooks-acted-alone/">telling the New York Post</a> just last week that he is "frustrated at how slow and how little we've learned." He has also questioned, without providing evidence, whether the shooter acted alone, the NY Post reported. From their social media posts, it's unclear how Green, Higgins, and Fallon spent Monday. The lawmakers did not respond to Business Insider's request for comment. Higgins already visited Butler on August 8 in an effort to devise <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://clayhiggins.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Preliminary-Investigative-Report-8.12.24.pdf">a detailed "preliminary investigative report,"</a> which he presented to Kelly on August 12. He is among 16 Republican figures who have been <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.citizensforethics.org/reports-investigations/crew-investigations/sixteen-members-of-congress-have-spread-fedsurrection-conspiracy-theory/">criticized for amplifying conspiracy theories</a> allegingthe FBI's involvement in the January 6 insurrection. Alongside the bipartisan effort, MAGA-leaning GOP lawmakers have <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.c-span.org/video/?537968-1/house-republican-forum-attempted-assassination-president-trump&amp;live=&amp;vod=">held their own hearing</a> about the attempted assassination, inviting figures including Dan Bongino, a former Secret Servicemember, and Erik Prince, a businessman and former SEAL, to weigh in on the Secret Service's performance. Speaking to the War Room podcast last week, Rep. Eli Crane, who is not on the task force, said that the bipartisan committee couldn't be trusted not to be "political" with its inquiry. "We don't trust the federal government to actually do the job necessary," he added, according to the Times. Correction: August 29, 2024 — An earlier version of this story misidentified one of the Republicans who attended the site visit on Monday. His name is Mike Kelly, not Mark Kelly, and he's the task force's chairman, not its ranking member.

4 Republicans tasked with investigating the Trump assassination attempt didn't show up for a site visit

Here's what we know about the suspect behind Trump's second attempted assassination  

<ul class="summary-list"><li>The <keyword id="19909525" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="FBI" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="FBI" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="FBI">FBI</keyword> confirmed on Friday that <keyword id="6354484" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Donald-trump" source="Orion">Donald Trump</keyword>'s ear was hit by a bullet or a bullet fragment.</li><li>The FBI's director previously said there's "some question" whether Trump was hit by a bullet or shrapnel.</li></ul>In the aftermath of the <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/donald-trump-butler-pennsylvania-rally-secret-service-2024-7">assassination attempt</a> on <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/reagan-secret-service-agent-says-trump-shooting-failure-for-agency-2024-7">Donald Trump</a> earlier this month, the former president said in a <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-speaks-out-after-shooting-thanks-secret-service-condolences-victim-2024-7">post on his Truth Social</a> platform that he was "shot with a bullet that pierced the upper part of my right ear."The FBI confirmed Trump's assertions Friday evening, saying that the shooter who aimed his rifle at the former president had indeed hit his ear."What struck former President Trump in the ear was a bullet, whether whole or fragmented into smaller pieces, fired from the deceased subject's rifle," the FBI said in a Friday statement, per multiple news outlets.Prior to Friday, <keyword id="1715054" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="FBI-director" source="Orion">FBI Director</keyword> <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/fbi-director-somewhat-insane-to-suggest-hes-biased-against-conservatives-2023-7">Christopher Wray</a> cast some doubt when he said before the Republican-led House Judiciary Committee that it was not clear whether Trump was struck by a bullet or shrapnel at Trump's <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-not-going-to-become-nice-shooting-didnt-change-him-2024-7">July 13 rally</a> in Butler, Pennsylvania."I think, with respect to former President Trump, there's some question about whether or not it's a bullet or shrapnel that, you know, hit his ear," Wray said on Wednesday.His comment was in response to a question from the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), who asked where the eight shots fired by gunman <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/who-was-thomas-matthew-crooks-the-trump-rally-shooter-2024-7">Thomas Matthew Crooks</a> went.Wray added, "So it's conceivable, although as I sit here right now I don't know whether that bullet, in addition to, you know, causing the grazing, could have also landed somewhere else. But I believe we've accounted for all of the shots in the cartridges."Jordan followed up, "It's my understanding that the very first one was the one that hit the president. The very first shot. Or is that not accurate?""As I sit here right now, I don't know the answer to that. I believe we know the answer to that. I just don't have it in front of me," Wray responded.The gunman — who was shot dead by the Secret Service —opened fire from a rooftop just minutes into Trump's July 13 rally, leaving the <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-shot-dead-if-he-did-not-tilt-head-2024-7">former president's ear bloodied</a>, one attendee dead, and two others injured.When asked for comment Thursday regarding Wray's testimony about there being a question of whether Trump was hit by a bullet or shrapnel, Trump campaign spokesman Steven Cheung told Business Insider: "Anyone who believes this conspiracy bullshit is either mentally deficient or willfully peddling falsehoods for political reasons."Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, appointed Wray as FBI director in 2017.The FBI told BI in a statement that since the day of the attack the agency "has been consistent and clear that the shooting was an attempted assassination of former President Trump which resulted in his injury, as well as the death of a heroic father and the injuries of several other victims.""FBI Director Wray provided extensive congressional testimony on Wednesday about the FBI's investigation. This was a heinous attack and the FBI is devoting enormous resources to learn everything possible about the shooter and what led to his act of violence. The FBI's Shooting Reconstruction Team continues to examine evidence from the scene, including bullet fragments, and the investigation remains ongoing," the agency said.Meanwhile, firearms expert Peter Diaczuk told BI that whether a bullet or shrapnel struck Trump, both would have done a similar amount of damage to his ear and that the former president would not have known the difference."They're both going to rip the ear apart. They're both passing by at a relatively high rate of speed," said Diaczuk, a professor of forensic science at New York's John Jay College of Criminal Justice.Additionally, Diaczuk told BI that it's most likely that it was, in fact, a bullet that hit Trump's ear instead of shrapnel.In order for a bullet to break up and cause a fragment, "it's got to hit something substantial to disrupt its integrity," Diaczuk explained."And from what I saw — clearly, I don't have as much information as people who have been to the scene looking at things — but from what I saw the day of and the day after, was that it was a clear line of sight between the sniper's nest and the podium," said Diaczuk. "And if that's the case, then there's nothing to cause the breakup of a bullet.""I don't see any indication of an intervening object to cause the bullet to fragment," he said.Republican Texas Rep. <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-assassination-attempt-bullet-quarter-of-an-inch-ronny-jackson-2024-7">Ronny Jackson</a>, who served as Trump's White House doctor, said in a previously released note that the former president "sustained a gunshot wound" that caused "significant bleeding" and "marked swelling" of his entire upper ear."The bullet passed, coming less than a quarter of an inch from entering his head, and struck the top of his right ear," the memo read. "The bullet track produced a 2 cm wide wound that extended down from the cartilaginous surface of the ear."Update July 26, 2024: This story was updated to include a statement from the FBI that a "bullet, whether whole or fragmented into smaller pieces," hit Trump's ear.

FBI confirms that a bullet or bullet fragment hit Trump during assassination attempt

<ul class="summary-list"><li>The <keyword id="20346186" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Secret-Service" source="keywords">Secret Service</keyword> is under scrutiny after a would-be assassin got in close range of <keyword id="19918985" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Donald-Trump" source="keywords">Donald Trump</keyword>.</li><li>After <keyword id="20347466" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Ronald-Reagan" source="keywords">Ronald Reagan</keyword> was the target of an <keyword id="20039518" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="assassination-attempt" source="keywords">assassination attempt</keyword>, the agency faced a lesser reckoning.</li></ul>As a gunman fired shots at former President Donald Trump at a rally Saturday, nicking his right ear, US Secret Service agents instantly sprung into action. The agents surrounding Trump dove on top of him, covering his body to protect him from any more bullets. Another agent, his eye looking through the lens of a sniper rifle, shot the would-be assassin in the head, killing him. A major question remained: How did the Secret Service let a guy with a rifle <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/ex-secret-service-agents-how-trump-assassin-could-fire-shots-2024-7">get so close to Trump</a> in the first place? The last time a president or presidential candidate was the subject of a similar <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/reagan-secret-service-agent-says-trump-shooting-failure-for-agency-2024-7">assassination attempt</a> was Ronald Reagan. Back then, the Secret Service faced less of a reckoning. On March 30, 1981, John Hinckley Jr. got within a few feet of Reagan outside a Washington, DC, hotel where the president gave a speech to union representatives. Hinckley Jr. fired six times with his pistol. As Secret Service members shoved Reagan into his limousine, one bullet ricocheted off the side of the vehicle, went through the one-inch gap between the limo's body and open door, and penetrated Reagan's left side, breaking a rib and puncturing a lung, according to government records from the time. The Secret Service came under some scrutiny at that time, too. The US Senate and US House of Representatives <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://time.com/archive/6700383/protecting-the-president/">each held hearings</a>the following month to evaluate how well the agency did its job. But members of Congress mostly praised agents for their performance and mused on the nature of protecting politicians in open societies. Democratic Sen. Ted Kennedy <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.congress.gov/97/crecb/1981/11/12/GPO-CRECB-1981-pt21-1-2.pdf ">advocated for gun control legislation</a>. The Treasury Department, which housed the Secret Service at the time, prepared its own report. The 100-page document, completed in about five months, reviewed its own procedures and was full of praise for itself, writing that the agents protecting Reagan "reacted in precisely the manner required by their training and the applicable procedures," and recommending awards for the four agents who protected him. The report, prepared by Treasury Department General Counsel Peter J. Wallison, offered a few recommendations for the future, including better ways for the Secret Service to communicate with other federal agencies and having a paramedic travel with the presidential detail. "In many ways, that transfixing encounter with fate was an easy case: the gunman acted alone; on a weekday; with a low-caliber weapon; in Washington, D.C.; while the President was at the door of his limousine; within a mile or two of a fully equipped and staffed metropolitan hospital; above all, the President's wound was not mortal," the report read. "Anyone can imagine less favorable circumstances, and it is for these that Treasury and other agencies must be prepared." <h2>The Secret Service has been plagued by scandal</h2>Reagan was seriously injured in the <keyword id="19909929" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="shooting" source="keywords">shooting</keyword>, as were a Secret Service agent and DC police officer on the scene. <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/gun-control-advocate-james-brady-dies-2014-8">James Brady</a>, his press secretary, suffered the worst injuries, with a bullet to the head that caused lifelong neurological issues. On Saturday, <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/who-was-thomas-matthew-crooks-the-trump-rally-shooter-2024-7">Thomas Matthew Crooks</a> shot and killed <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/victim-trump-rally-shooting-corey-comperatore-shielded-family-from-gunfire-2024-7">Corey Comperatore</a>, an attendee of the Trump rally in Pennsylvania, and injured two other bystanders, even as he failed at his attempt to kill Trump himself. By 2024, the Secret Service's longstanding reputation as an elite force has been damaged by controversies in recent years. Members of the agency <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/secret-service-messages-deleted-three-weeks-after-jan-6-attack-2022-7">deleted text messages</a> from January 6, 2021, making them unavailable for a congressional panel investigating the pro-Trump insurrection attempt. Earlier this year, an agent was <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://nypost.com/2024/04/30/us-news/kamala-harris-secret-service-agent-had-screws-loose-ex-colleague/">removed from Vice President Kamala Harris's detail</a> after reportedly assaulting a superior officer. In 2022, two agents were placed on leave after <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/two-secret-service-agents-seoul-incident/">reportedly getting into a fight with a cab driver</a> in Seoul. A 2015 House panel report faulted the Secret Service for numerous security breaches, which more recent agency leaders have tried to clean up. <div type="image" title="donald trump after being shot" height="536" width="715" msid="111792212" hostid="261"></div>Already, congressional oversight is more intense after the Trump shooting than it was after the Reagan shooting. Six committees have demanded answers from the Secret Service, <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.politico.com/newsletters/inside-congress/2024/07/15/trump-shooting-probes-sweep-capitol-hill-00168451">according to Politico</a>: the House Oversight Committee, House Judiciary Committee, House Homeland Security Committee, House Intelligence Committee, Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Senate Judiciary Committee. Members of each committee received briefings from law enforcement Monday or were scheduled to receive them Tuesday, Politico reported. Kimberly Cheatle, the director of the Secret Service, is scheduled to testify in front of the House Oversight Committee on July 22. Some members of Congress are considering whether to create an independent commission to examine the Trump shooting in the same mold as the Warren Commission that investigated the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/15/us/politics/house-inquiries-trump-assassination-attempt.html">according to The New York Times</a>. The Department of Homeland Security — which took over control of the Secret Service from the Treasury Department when it was created in 2003 — has already announced a beefed-up security detail for Trump. President Joe Biden also ordered a Secret Service detail for independent presidential candidate <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/donald-trump-robert-kennedy-jr-leaked-call-bullet-mosquito-2024-7">Robert F. Kennedy Jr.</a>, whose father was killed in a political assassination in 1968 and whose previous requests for Secret Service protection had been denied. <h2>The Reagan assassination attempt investigations focused on Hinckley</h2>The main difference in the government agency reactions in 1981 compared to now is that Reagan's would-be killer was still alive. Hinckley Jr. was arrested immediately. His motives were readily apparent: He wanted to impress actor Jodie Foster by killing a US president. At trial, a jury found him not guilty, agreeing with his insanity defense. Hinckley Jr. was placed in a mental health institution and ultimately released in 2016. The FBI is investigating the Trump shooting, and it isn't clear what actions they'll ultimately take. The motive of Crooks, a registered Republican and <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-shooting-suspect-rejected-from-school-rifle-team-ex-classmate-2024-7">reported gun enthusiast</a>, is much less evident. Representatives for the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security did not respond to Business Insider's requests for comment on whether they'd publish reports about the Trump shooting. <div type="image" title="Police and Secret Service diving to protect then-president Ronald Reagan during the attempted assassination in 1981." height="1683" width="2500" msid="111792214" hostid="261"></div>The FBI investigation into Hinckley Jr. was overseen by then-Assistant Attorney General <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1981/04/05/080499.html?pageNumber=30">Rudy Giuliani</a>. That investigation focused on building the criminal case against Hinckley Jr. A <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://vault.fbi.gov/president-ronald-reagan-assassination-attempt">1,000-page report</a> — completed just two months after the Reagan shooting — featured interviews with eyewitnesses, medical records, forensic evidence, and a deep dive into Hinckley's past. In the immediate aftermath of the shooting, members of Congress and the media focused on an earlier incident with Hinckley. He was arrested in Nashville the prior October on weapons charges, possessing guns and handcuffs, when then-President Jimmy Carter visited the city. Journalists immediately found records related to the arrest, which <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1981/03/31/064339.html?pageNumber=1">took up prominent space on the front page of The New York Times</a> a day after the shooting. But Hinckley <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.nytimes.com/1981/04/03/us/fbi-notice-on-hinckley-arrest-at-issue.html">hadn't been on the Secret Service's internal watchlist</a>, and members of Congress <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.congress.gov/bound-congressional-record/1981/04/01/127/house-section/article/5948-5975?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%22John+Hinckley+Jr.%22%7D&amp;s=6&amp;r=37">demanded to know</a> why the FBI didn't inform the Secret Service about the earlier arrest. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms played a role in the investigation, too, tracing the purchase of Hinckley's handgun to a pawnshop in Dallas. The Justice Department also <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.justice.gov/file/149506/dl?inline">prepared a memorandum on presidential succession</a> after then-Secretary of State Alexander Haig falsely claimed he was "in charge" at the White House until then-Vice President George HW Bush arrived (the Speaker of the House and President Pro Tempore of the Senate were in line before him). Congress later passed two significant laws following the shooting. After Hinckley's acquittal, Reagan signed a law in 1984 restricting the use of the insanity defense — shifting the burden from prosecution to the defense in criminal cases. In 1993, with support from Brady and his family, President Bill Clinton signed into law the Brady Act, which regulated handgun purchases, after versions of the law floated through Congress in the aftermath of the shooting. The Reagan shooting took place in a period of history when attempted and successful assassinations were not uncommon. John Lennon was killed just a few months earlier, and Pope John Paul II was shot a couple of months later. In the Treasury Department report, Wallison wrote that violence struck at the heart of democracy itself. "What is already clear is that a democratic system which values an orderly transfer of authority through free elections cannot allow the results of these processes to be redirected or reversed by violence," he wrote. Correction: July 24, 2024 — An earlier version of this story misstated how long it took for the Treasury Department to complete its report into the attempted assassination of Ronald Reagan in 1981. It took five months, not less than one.

The public is outraged the Secret Service appeared to allow a shooter a clear shot of Trump. After Reagan was shot, the agency was widely praised.

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Vice President Harris during an NABJ interview expressed confidence in the US Secret Service.</li><li>Harris said she felt "safe" but pivoted to vulnerable groups in the US who she said don't feel safe.</li></ul>Vice President Kamala Harris during a Tuesday interview said she has full confidence in the US Secret Service following the <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-shots-fired-florida-golf-course-2024-9">apparent assassination attempt</a> against former President Donald Trump this past weekend.<a target="_blank" class="" href="https://whyy.org/press-releases/national-association-of-black-journalists-will-host-an-in-person-conversation-with-vice-president-kamala-harris-at-whyy/">While speaking with</a> the National Association of Black Journalists in Philadelphia, Harris was asked if she felt safe under the protection of the agency — and she agreed with the statement."I do," the vice president said.But she quickly pivoted the issue of Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, who in recent weeks have been the subject of <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/jd-vance-haitian-immigrants-ohio-eating-pets-trump-2024-9">unsubstantiated claims</a> amplified by former President Donald Trump and GOP vice-presidential nominee JD Vance that local pets are being taken and eaten.In recent days, <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/springfield-facing-threats-from-overseas-after-trumps-lies-about-haitians-ohio-governors-office-says">a wave a threats</a> have prompted closures and evacuations across the city of Springfield, impacting local schools and government buildings."You can go back to Ohio," Harris told the NABJ moderators. "Not everybody has Secret Service. And there are far too many people in this country who are not feeling safe.""Yes, I feel safe. I have Secret Service protection," she continued. "But that doesn't change my perspective of the importance of fighting for the safety of everybody in our country."Harris during her NABJ interview also revealed that she had spoken to Trump after the incident on Sunday at the former president's golf course in West Palm Beach, Florida."I checked on him to see if he was ok," the vice president said. "I told him what I said publicly: there's no place for political violence in our country."Harris then went on to define what she saw as the stakes in the November election, emphatically stating that everyone should reject any sort of political violence in the public sphere."I am in this election and in this race for many reasons, including to fight for our democracy," she continued. "In a democracy, there is no place for political violence. We can and should have healthy debate and discussions and disagreements, but not resort to violence to resolve those issues."The apparent assassination attempt against Trump on Sunday comes after a July <a target="_blank" rel="" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/donald-trump-butler-pennsylvania-rally-secret-service-2024-7">attempt</a> to assassinate the former president during an outdoor campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. The Secret Service has come under intense scrutiny over their handling of the earlier shooting incident, where Trump was wounded in his ear.

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<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="6354484" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="donald-trump" source="Orion">Donald Trump</keyword> appears to have called the wife of his supporter who was killed at Saturday’s rally.</li><li>The supporter, <keyword id="22410307" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="Corey-Comperatore" source="keywords">Corey Comperatore</keyword>, was said to have died shielding his family during an <keyword id="20039518" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="assassination-attempt" source="keywords">assassination attempt</keyword> on Trump.</li><li>In an interview published Monday, Helen Comperatore said <keyword id="19919748" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="joe-biden" source="keywords">Joe Biden</keyword> had called her but Trump had not.</li></ul>Former President Donald Trump appears to have called the widow of the man who was killed in the attempt to assassinate him. Helen Comperatore said in a social-media post on Tuesday that she had talked to Trump earlier that day, according to The New York Times. On Monday, the New York Post published an interview in which she said President Joe Biden had called her but Trump had not. Corey Comperatore, a 50-year-old former fire chief from Pennsylvania, was a supporter of Trump and attended the rally with his wife and daughters. His family said he was shot while shielding them from the gunfire. In an interview with <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://nypost.com/2024/07/15/us-news/corey-comperatores-widow-reveals-his-final-words-before-he-was-killed-at-trump-rally/?utm_source=sailthru&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=news_alert&amp;utm_content=20240715?&amp;utm_source=sailthru&amp;lctg=645a5727e4688b7b57029c53&amp;utm_term=NYP%20-%20News%20Alerts">The New York Post</a> that was published Monday at 4:44 p.m. ET, his wife, Helen Comperatore, said her husband was her "hero" and that the last thing he said to them was "get down!" Helen Comperatore told the outlet that, at that point, she had not heard from Trump. The former president said he was shot <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/who-was-thomas-matthew-crooks-the-trump-rally-shooter-2024-7">during the rally</a>; two others were shot and critically wounded. Representatives for the Trump campaign, the White House, and the Biden campaign did not immediately respond to requests for comment from Business Insider. BI attempted to reach Helen Comperatore through email. "He was very kind and said he would continue to call me in the days and weeks ahead," she said of Trump on social media, according to The Times. BI was unable to verify Comperatore’s comments; her Facebook profile was most recently set to private. In his first statement after the shooting on Saturday, Trump wrote on Truth Social: "I want to thank The United States Secret Service, and all of Law Enforcement, for their rapid response on the shooting that just took place in Butler, Pennsylvania. Most importantly, I want to extend my condolences to the family of the person at the Rally who was killed, and also to the family of another person that was badly injured." In another post on Sunday, Trump added, "Our love goes out to the other victims and their families. We pray for the recovery of those who were wounded, and hold in our hearts the memory of the citizen who was so horribly killed." Trump's team has also shared a link to a <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://x.com/AlinaHabba/status/1812449354508128726">GoFundMe</a> that was "authorized" by the former president and is raising funds that will go towards the victims' families. The page had accrued more than $4.5 million in donations as of Monday evening. On Sunday, Trump arrived in Milwaukee for the Republican National Committee convention, which kicked off on Monday. Trump was formally nominated as the GOP candidate for president and announced he had selected <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/why-trump-selected-jd-dance-running-mate-vice-president-2024-7">Sen. JD Vance</a> of Ohio as his vice presidential running mate. Comperatore told the Post her family did receive a call from Biden but that she did not speak with him. "I didn't talk to Biden. I didn't want to talk to him," she said. "My husband was a devout Republican, and he would not have wanted me to talk to him." While some Republicans, including <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://x.com/JDVance1/status/1812280973628965109">Vance</a>, blamed Biden's rhetoric for the attempted assassination of Trump, the FBI has not identified a motive for the shooting. Comperatore said she did not think Biden was responsible for her husband's death. She told the Post she planned to vote for Trump but was not very involved in politics. "I don't have any ill-will towards Joe Biden," she said, adding, "He didn't do anything to my husband. A 20-year-old despicable kid did." July 16, 2024: This story was updated to include reporting by The New York Times that Helen Comperatore said she had talked to Donald Trump on Tuesday and that Corey Comperatore's sister said the family had also spoken with representatives of the Trump campaign on Monday night.

The widow of the Trump supporter who died during the assassination attempt reportedly says she talked to Trump on Tuesday

<ul class="summary-list"><li>The suspect in an apparent Trump assassination attempt has been charged with two federal gun crimes.</li><li>Officials say his cell phone was in the vicinity of Trump's West Palm Beach golf club for 12 hours.</li></ul>The suspect in <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-shots-fired-florida-golf-course-2024-9">an apparent attempt to assassinate Donald Trump</a> at his West Palm Beach golf club may have staked out the former president overnight before being spotted by the Secret Service the next day and fleeing, according to new court documents.Details on <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/who-is-ryan-wesley-routh-second-trump-assassination-attempt-suspect-2024-9">Ryan Wesley Routh</a>'s whereabouts in the half-day before he was apprehended on Sunday were released by federal prosecutors as the 58-year-old man made his first court appearance.A criminal complaint alleges the suspect's cell phone was in the vicinity of the golf course for 12 hours, starting at around 2 a.m. The complaint also says investigators found food near the location where a rifle, a digital camera, and bags with ceramic inside were located.The suspect has been charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number. The charges carry a potential maximum prison sentence of 20 years.An FBI affidavit filed with the suspect's criminal complaint gives the most complete narrative yet of the incident, which appears to be the second attempt in two months on the former president's life.The suspect was spotted at 1:31 pm. on Sunday by a Secret Service agent from Trump's security detail. The unnamed agent was walking the golf course perimeter and "saw what appeared to be a rife poking out of the tree line," the affidavit released Monday said."The agent fired his/her service weapon in the direction of the rife. A witness saw a male, later identified as Routh, fleeing the area of the tree line and entering a Nissan sport utility vehicle. The witness then observed the Nissan leave the area at a high rate of speed," the affidavit said.The suspect left behind "a digital camera, two (2) bags, including a backpack, a loaded SKS-style, 7.62×39 caliber rifle with a scope, and a black plastic bag containing food," the affidavit said.The rifle's serial number "was obliterated and unreadable to the naked eye."The suspect has a 2002 conviction from Greensboro, North Carolina, for "possession of a weapon of mass death and destruction," the affidavit said.He was also convicted in 2010 in North Carolina of multiple counts of possession of stolen goods, the affidavit said and is therefore not allowed to possess a firearm.His cellphone number and records were quickly retrieved thanks to his own Facebook posts.The suspect had posted his phone number in a message sent from the tree line at 1:59 a.m. Sunday, directing his followers to reach out to him on WhatsApp, the affidavit said."Agents requested T-Mobile, on an emergency basis, to provide law enforcement with information pertaining to Routh's mobile phone usage," the affidavit said."Those records indicated that Routh's mobile phone was located in the vicinity of the area along the tree line described above from approximately 1:59 a.m. until approximately 1:31 p.m. on September 15, 2024."The suspect is due to be back at federal court in West Palm Beach in two weeks to be arraigned on the charges.

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