The gunman who attempted to assassinate Donald Trump searched online for a member of the British royal family while planning his attack, it has emerged, as pressure grows on the head of the Secret Service to step down over the lapse in security.
Members of the US Congress released details of a briefing call they had with the FBI, in which they said they were told Thomas Crooks “scoped out” the venue for Trump’s campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, in the days leading up to the shooting.
FBI agents searching the history on Crooks’ electronic devices found a Google search of Christopher Wray, the FBI director; Merrick Garland, the attorney-general and an unnamed member of the monarchy, according to people familiar with the call.
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