The FBI director led the investigation into the shooting at a reception with Trump.

The investigation into the shooting incident at the Washington Hilton Hotel, which took place at a reception attended by US President Donald Trump, was led by FBI Director Kesh Patel. This was announced on April 26 by Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche.

"He's leading this investigation, I'm confident in the work that the FBI is doing," Blanche told CNN News.

At the same time, he admitted that the shooter could have pursued not only the American leader, but also officials of his administration.

The Cartridge Room: the attack in Washington exposed the rise of violence in the United States

There was another shooting during an event with Donald Trump.

Trump and his wife Melania were evacuated from the White House Correspondents' Association dinner on April 25 after the sounds of gunfire. Later, the American leader announced that the shooter had been detained. According to the New York Post, the shooter turned out to be a 31-year-old man from California, Cole Thomas Allen. The federal prosecutor in Washington, Jeanine Pirro, said that the detainee after the shooting will appear in court on Monday, April 27.

The Reuters news agency, in turn, noted that the shooting during a dinner with Trump's participation casts doubt on the quality of the security of the head of the White House. Later, Trump, commenting on the shooting at the hotel, said that he could not imagine a more dangerous profession than the president of the country.

American political scientist Mark Lowe told Izvestia that the shooting at a dinner with the participation of US President Donald Trump may be a production organized to raise his rating. According to him, the assassination attempt could have been an internal operation, possibly involving the CIA and in collusion with Trump in order to receive political dividends.