Top news
- Donald Trump shot in ear during assassination attempt at Pennsylvania rally on Saturday - gunman and audience member killed
- 'I'm supposed to be dead', says Trump in first interview since attack
- Alarm was raised about roof used by gunman days before shooting - sources
- Trump changes 'humdinger' of a speech at RNC to 'bring country together'
- King writes private letter to former president
- Secret Service denies diverting security resources to Jill Biden speech
- Photo shows bullet flying past Trump
In depth
- Watch:How attack unfolded - all angles
- Martha Kelner analysis:Defiant Trump set to kick on at RNC
- Dominic Waghorn analysis:How significant will the clenched fist turn out to be?
- What we know about 'outcast' gunman who was 'bad shooter'
- Witnesses:'I helped carry dead man'|'We told police about gunman'
- Live reporting by Ollie Cooper
Trump says all 'witch hunt' legal cases should be dropped
Donald Trump has reacted to the news that a legal case against him has been dropped on social media platform Truth Social.
"As we move forward in uniting our nation after the horrific events on Saturday, this dismissal of the lawless indictment in Florida should be just the first step, followed quickly by the dismissal of ALL the witch hunts," he said.
He referenced several cases still in the court system raised against him.
"The Democrat Justice Department coordinated ALL of these political attacks, which are an election interference conspiracy against Joe Biden's political opponent, ME.
"Let us come together to END all weaponisation of our justice system, and make America great again!"
There is no evidence that any of the cases brought against Mr Trump have been orchestrated by the Justice Department on the instructions of the Biden administration, as Mr Trump and his team have frequently (and baselessly) asserted.
How the Trump attack unfolded, minute-by-minute
As you'll no doubt know by now, a man attempted to kill Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania at the weekend.
As shots rang out,the former presidentdropped to the ground with his ear covered in blood and was swiftly rushed off-stage by security staff.
One spectator was killed and two others were seriously injured inthe attack.
Here's how the attack unfolded, minute-by-minute...
'Terrifying' that ex-classmate could carry out assassination attempt
Thomas Matthew Crooks was relatively reserved and quiet, according to a former classmate speaking to our partner network NBC News.
Michael Dudjak said that he learned Crooks was the person behind Saturday's assassination attempt while he was with high school friends.
"It's definitely terrifying for someone you went to school with to commit such a heinous act," Mr Dudjak said.
He said he was in the same class as Crooks just two years ago.
Mr Dudjak added that Crooks was "on his own a lot" and couldn't recall him being outspoken about politics or active on social media.
Judge in Florida dismisses classified documents case against Trump
A judge in Florida has dismissed a case against Donald Trump which alleged he illegally held on to classified documents.
Florida-based US District Aileen Cannon, who was nominated by Mr Trump, ruled that Special Counsel Jack Smith, who is leading the prosecution, was unlawfully appointed to his role and did not have the authority to bring the case.
It marks another seismic legal victory for Trump, following the 1 July Supreme Court ruling that as a former president, he enjoyed immunity from prosecution for many of his actions in office.
What was the case?
Before they were thrown out just moments ago, Mr Trump faced charges over files he allegedly took from the White House, including deleting CCTV footage of his staff moving boxes at his Florida home.
An indictment in July 2023 charged the former president with 42 offences, superseding one filed earlier in the year.
They accused him of risking some of the country's most sensitive security secrets, by taking them from the Capitol to his Mar-a-Lago estate.
Details on the US nuclear weapons programmes, potential vulnerabilities of the US and its allies, and plans for retaliatory military attacks were in some of the documents, the federal indictment says.
Two charges of "altering, destroying, mutilating or concealing an object or record" accuse Trump of instructing his valet Walt Nauta and property manager Carols de Oliveria to delete surveillance footage after FBI and Justice Department officials visited Mar-a-Lago in June 2022.
Earlier this year and separate to this case, Mr Trump was found guilty on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records regarding a cover up of hush money payments to the p*rn star Stormy Daniels.
This latest development comes just days after he survived an assassination attempt after a gunman shot him in the ear in Pennsylvania.
Rooftop was identified as security concern in days before Trump rally - sources
By Sarah Fitzpatrick, Julia Ainsley, Mike Hixenbaugh, Andrea Mitchell and Jon Schuppe at NBC News
The rooftop used by a gunman to shoot at Donald Trump was identified as a potential security vulnerability in the days before the former president spoke at a rally, Sky's partner network NBC News is reporting.
Two sources have told NBC the rooftop was spotted as a potential weak point by the Secret Service, which protects American presidents and former presidents.
The building, owned by a glass research company, is adjacent to the Butler Farm Show, an outdoor venue in Butler, Pennsylvania.
"Someone should have been on the roof or securing the building so no one could get on the roof," said one of the sources, a former senior Secret Service agent who was familiar with the planning.
Understanding how the gunman got onto the roof — despite those concerns — is a central question for investigators scrutinising how a lone attacker managed to shoot at Trump during Saturday’s campaign event.
The Secret Service worked with local police to maintain event security, including sniper teams poised on rooftops to identify and eliminate threats, Secret Service spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said.
But no officers were posted on the building used by the would-be assassin, outside the event’s security ring but only about 148 yards from the stage — within range of a semi-automatic rifle like the one the gunman was carrying.
Who will Donald Trump choose as his running mate?
By Michael Drummond. foreign news reporter
As Donald Trump lands in Wisconsin for the Republican National Convention following the assassination attempt on him, attention turns to who he will choose as running mate for the 2024 election.
...and rumour has it he's treating it like his old TV show: The Apprentice.
After a rather high-profile falling out with Mike Pence, the Republican nominee is deciding who could be his next vice president.
He is expected to reveal his choice at the Republican National Convention.
Let's take a look at who the candidates are... and why each one might hear those famous words: "You're hired!".
Read more here.
Secret Service 'confident' in security for Republican convention
The Secret Service has expressed its confidence in its security preparations for the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee this week, following the assassination attempt on Donald Trump at the weekend.
"I am confident in the security plan our Secret Service RNC coordinator and our partners have put in place, which we have reviewed and strengthened in the wake of Saturday’s shooting," service director Kimberly Cheatle said in a statement.
The service has said it will alsoparticipate fully in probes announced byPresident Joe Biden and members of Congress, after its agentsfailed to prevent the gunman from shooting and injuring former president Trump.
Watch: Eyewitness describes terror as shots rang out
Holly Socciarelli was one of many attending Donald Trump's rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday.
She told our US correspondent Mark Stone of the terror she felt when shots rang out.
Watch her interview here...
How a large tree may have shielded Trump rally gunman from view of security
A "fundamental security failure" allowed a gunman to get close enough to Donald Trump to shoot him, according to an analysis of the scene of the assassination attempt.
Sky News analysis of the area wherethe former presidentwas shot from as he gave a speech to supporters in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday, suggests a large tree blocked the view between the gunman and the closest armed protection unit.
Two armed units could be seen on the two warehouses behind Mr Trump, but because of the tree only the unit that was further away from the attacker had a clear view of him.
Read more here.
Kremlin: No plans for Putin to call Trump
Vladimir Putin has no intention of calling Donald Trump following the attempt on his life, the Kremlin has said.
Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the Russian leader had not yet reached out to the former president, adding that Moscow did not feel it needed to beef up its own security protocols.
"Security is already strengthened for obvious reasons, regardless of incidents," Mr Peskov told reporters.
"We can only reiterate that the security of the head of state is provided at the appropriate level, everything necessary is being done taking into account the international escalation of tensions in general."
He said yesterday that Moscow did not believe the US administration was responsible for Saturday's assassination attempt on Trump, but accused it of creating an atmosphere that provoked the attack.
"After numerous attempts to remove candidate Trump fromthe political arena - using first legal tools, the courts,prosecutors, attempts to politically discredit and compromisethe candidate - it was obvious to all outside observers that hislife was in danger," Mr Peskov said yesterday.
