Take a look at what happened one week since the
assassination attempt of the former president at a campaign rally
in Butler, PA, and authorities appear to be no closer
to declaring a motive.
But a clearer picture of the shooter and the actions
of 20 year old Thomas Matthew Crooks is emerging.
A source familiar with the investigation telling NBC News Crooks
flew a drone at the rally site mere hours before
Donald Trump took the stage.
While common for the Secret Service to ban drones over
areas they are securing, it's unclear if that happened in
this case.
Drone and drone equipment were found in Crooks's car, according
to a senior law enforcement source.
2 Senior law enforcement sources tell NBC News the FBI
has uncovered more than 14,000 links on the phone to
the shooter and then online searches by Crooks involved depressive
disorder, explosive materials and chemical compounds, as well as information
about the 2021 Oxford High School mass shooting and convicted
shooter Ethan Crumbly.
The details come as actions by the Secret Service come
under growing scrutiny, including how long it took to get
former President Trump off the stage following the shooting.
The tense moments captured in this video posted on social
media.
The Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General opening
3 probes examining the Secret Service's actions.
Very disappointing in your leadership.
All of it as pressure mounts on Director Kimberly Cheadle
to resign.
No change, no concern.
Group of GOP senators confronting her this past week at
the RNC.
This is exactly what we were doing today on the
call stonewalling.
George joins me now from Butler.
And George, Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheadle says she has
no plans to resign.
Yeah, that's right, Jose.
No plans to resign.
And it comes as the embattled director is expected to
testify before House Oversight Committee about the agency's response and
security at the rally as those calls for her to
resign only grow louder.
Jose.