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The FBI has found no connections between the suspect and others, and Trump offered no evidence for his claim.","category":"Politics","area":"United States","publishedAt":"2026-09-15T21:46:18.494Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-09-15T21:03:45.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-15T22:45:17.120Z","readTime":"3 min read","scores":{"trust":62,"critic":77,"hype":68,"notes":{"trust":"Central claim attributed to Trump, with FBI testimony and DOJ statements providing corroboration.","critic":"Reporting clearly separates Trump's claims from FBI findings and includes relevant testimony.","hype":"Headline emphasizes Trump's claim as fact, while the article details the lack of evidence."}},"tags":["#DonaldTrump","#AssassinationAttempt","#Politics","#FBI","#Election2024"],"entities":["Donald Trump","Kash Patel","Christopher Wray","Todd Blanche","Thomas Matthew Crooks","Butler, Pennsylvania"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["President Donald Trump claimed the assassination attempt against him in Butler, Pennsylvania, was a 'Democratic Plot' intended to prevent him from participating in the election.","Trump made the allegations on social media, stating that new information had been found regarding the investigation.","FBI Director Kash Patel testified that the FBI found no evidence linking the suspected shooter, Thomas Matthew Crooks, to any other individuals.","Trump did not present any evidence to support his assertion of a broader conspiracy."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"President Donald Trump alleged that the 2024 assassination attempt against him in Butler, Pennsylvania, was a \"Democratic Plot\" designed to remove him from the election. The incident resulted in one fatality and two injuries. Trump made the claim on social media, stating that new documents related to the investigation had recently been discovered. He also criticised FBI Director Christopher Wray, whom he had nominated during his first term, suggesting Wray should face consequences for his handling of the investigation."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"FBI Director Kash Patel testified before a Senate Oversight Committee that the FBI had investigated potential connections between the suspected shooter, Thomas Matthew Crooks, and other individuals. Patel stated that no such connections were found, and that the investigation indicated the shooter had limited contact with others, primarily residing with his parents. Attorney General Todd Blanche confirmed that new information about the shooter's background was provided by the FBI in response to a Senate inquiry, but he did not offer evidence of a wider plot."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disagreement on evidence"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"President Trump alleged the assassination attempt was a 'Democratic Plot' without offering evidence to support this claim. Attorney General Todd Blanche stated that new information about the shooter was produced by the FBI in response to a Senate inquiry, but declined to present evidence of the alleged plot."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"No right-rated outlet ran this story. The digests from the left and centre-rated outlets did not mention reports from Fox News and The New York Post that federal documents purportedly show the suspect used the alias 'Bob Dole' to order suspicious packages, or that his body was cremated and paid for by an anonymous donor."}],"basedOn":[{"sourceName":"Northeast Times","url":"https://northeasttimes.com/2026/09/15/trump-alleges-democratic-conspiracy-behind-butler-shooting-as-fbi-testimony","headline":"Trump Alleges Democratic Conspiracy Behind Butler Shooting as FBI Testimony Contradicts the Claim","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-09-15T21:28:28.445Z"},{"sourceName":"연합뉴스-Yonhap News Agency","url":"https://yna.co.kr/view/AKR20260916006600071","headline":"Trump: \"Biden FBI Hides Information on My Assassination Attempt... 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