The U.S. Department of Justice has classified the shooting near the White House as an assassination attempt on Trump
The U.S. Department of Justice has classified the shooting near the White House that occurred on May 23 as an attempted assassination of President Donald Trump.
This is stated in court documents from the U.S. agency.
According to the investigation, an armed man opened fire near a U.S. Secret Service checkpoint. Agents returned fire and neutralized the attacker. One bystander was injured.
Prosecutors note that this incident serves as further confirmation of the high security risks facing the president and as an argument for strengthening White House security.
Trump is building an underground complex near the White House with drone-proofing.
Nearly a third of American voters believe that the recent assassination attempt on Donald Trump during a dinner in Washington was merely a staged event.
