Trump unleashes on FBI as it launches bombshell new probe into assassination attempt after director's shock claim - as former president insists the assassin's bullet DID hit his ear | 25 July 2024 | Donald Trump has slammed the FBI as the agency confirmed it is probing whether he was actually hit by a bullet during an assassination attempt. The presidential hopeful blasted the bureau's director Christopher Wray, after he suggested that it could have been shrapnel which grazed Trump's ear following the shooting in Butler, Pennsylvania. The FBI has since confirmed it is examining fragments found near the stage to determine what caused the Republican nominee's injuries, after Wray told a congressional hearing there is "some question" over what really happened. The agency is hoping to interview Trump as part of its investigation, the New York Times Reports. However, the former president has remained defiant in his account of events, stating it was a "bullet that hit my ear, and hit it hard."