WASHINGTON, July 27 The FBI does not dispute that former US President Donald Trump was hit by a bullet during the assassination attempt, but a fragment of it could have caused the injury, the bureau said in a statement.
«What struck President Trump's ear was a bullet, either whole or in fragments, fired from the deceased subject's gun,» the FBI said in a statement.
Trump's doctor this week entered into a virtual dispute with FBI Director Christopher Wray, believing that Wray, during a congressional hearing, said the former president was injured by a bullet, shrapnel or a piece of glass. The doctor stressed for his part that there was no evidence to confirm that the wound could have been caused by anything other than a bullet.
A shooting occurred at Trump's campaign speech in Pennsylvania on July 13, the former president was shot in the ear, one of the audience members died, and two others were critically injured. The US Secret Service reported that it had eliminated the suspect, who fired several shots towards the stage. According to the New York Post, he was hiding on the roof of an industrial building about 100 meters from the stage, outside the area where the event was held. The FBI is investigating the incident as an assassination attempt and possible domestic terrorism. According to the bureau, the suspect is 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks.