New statement from the FBI on the suspect who attempted to assassinate Trump: 'We have found no meaningful clues'

As the Republican Party's national convention in Milwaukee, where the former president's nomination was officially confirmed, continues, questions regarding the assassination attempt on Trump on July 13 remain unanswered.

According to reports in the US press, the FBI, which is conducting the investigation into the assassination attempt, has cracked the password to access Crooks's mobile phone, examined his computer, home, and car, and interviewed more than 100 people, but it is stated that they have still not reached a conclusion as to why the suspect carried out this attack on Trump.

'NO MEANINGFUL CLUES' FOUND SO FAR

Officials who spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the investigation is ongoing pointed out that Crooks did not leave behind any writing, suicide note, social media statement, or other indicator explaining his reason for targeting Trump.

Officials stated that after examining the attacker's phone and other belongings, they have so far found "no meaningful clues" as to whether he acted alone or with others in this attack.

Officials reported that those who knew the 20-year-old Crooks described him as a "strange kid who sat by himself and didn't talk to anyone," but that there were "no signs that could be considered dangerous" for a "normal person who just seemed not to like talking to people."

It was shared that Crooks, who was reportedly mocked and occasionally bullied by his friends in high school for wearing clothes similar to hunting gear, had tried to join the school's rifle team at one point but was rejected on the grounds that he was a "poor marksman."

It was noted that Crooks was intelligent enough to graduate with a degree in engineering from the 2-year college he attended after high school, and it was determined that although he was registered as a Republican, he had made a $15 donation to the Democratic Party in 2021.

HIS FATHER CALLED THE POLICE TO REPORT HIM 'MISSING'

Investigations continue at the home of the suspect who opened fire on Trump, which has been cordoned off by police since the attack. According to information provided by officials, Crooks's father said during his interrogation that he thought his son had taken his AR-15 rifle and gone to a shooting range on the day of the attack.

Officials shared the information that when Crooks did not return home throughout the day, his father called the police around 23:00 that night to report that his son was "missing."

ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT ON TRUMP

Former US President Trump was subjected to an armed attack while addressing his supporters from the podium at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania on July 13. One person attending the rally died in the attack, two people were injured, and the US Secret Service announced that the attacker had been neutralized.

The FBI defined the attack as an assassination attempt and, following investigations, announced that the person who carried out the armed attack and was killed at the scene was 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks.