Trump agrees to FBI victim interview over assassination attempt as new details emerge of rally shooting: Live

Donald Trump has agreed to be interviewed by the FBI as part of an investigation into his attempted assassination, an official said on Monday.

The expected interview is part of the standard protocol to speak with victims of federal crimes during the course of their investigations. On Friday, the FBI said that Trump was struck by a bullet or a fragment of one during the July 13 assassination attempt at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania .

It comes as text messages between members of the Beaver County Emergency Service obtained by The New York Times show that some officers noticed Thomas Crooks acting suspiciously ahead of the assassination attempt at the Trump rally.

Meanwhile, there is outrage after Trump appeared to suggest that he would end elections in the US if he’s re-elected.

Trump told “The Believers’ Summit”: “Christians, get out and vote, just this time. You won’t have to do it anymore … You got to get out and vote. In four years, you don’t have to vote again. We’ll have it fixed so good you’re not going to have to vote.”

Many Democrats interpreted the comments as Trump being prepared to put an end to American democracy.