WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Tuesday escalated his attacks on former FBI Director Christopher Wray, accusing him of mishandling the investigation into the 2024 assassination attempt at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. In a social media post, Trump alleged without presenting evidence that information about the shooting had been “missing, altered, corrupted or gone.” He called Wray a “Dirty Cop” and said the former director should “pay a price” for how he handled the investigation and for statements he made about it. The July 13, 2024, shooting wounded Trump and two other people and killed rally attendee Corey Comperatore. Secret Service agents killed the gunman, 20-year-old Thomas Crooks, at the scene. The FBI concluded its investigation in November 2025, determining that Crooks acted alone but could not establish a clear motive. Trump’s renewed criticism followed reports about investigative documents shared with Sen. Chuck Grassley, an Iowa Republican conducting his own inquiry. The documents reportedly include interviews with Crooks’ father and indicate that Crooks had a strong interest in firearms and used a pseudonym when purchasing gun parts online. Patel, who succeeded Wray as FBI director, appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee Tuesday for an annual agency review. He said the FBI had provided all records related to the Butler shooting that it was legally permitted to release. “We found no evidence that [Crooks] was literally even speaking to any other human being other than his parents who he resided with,” Patel said. Wray, who was appointed by Trump in 2017 to replace James Comey, resigned before Trump replaced him with Patel. Neither Wray nor the White House immediately responded to requests for comment. Trump’s accusations are part of a broader campaign against former officials he believes acted against him during his first term and the period he spent out of office. In September 2025, he called for a criminal investigation into Wray over claims that FBI agents were involved in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. Those claims were not supported by evidence presented in the investigation described Tuesday. The dispute puts renewed political pressure on the FBI’s handling of an attempted attack on a major-party presidential candidate and raises fresh questions about the release of investigative records. Patel’s statement offered no indication that the bureau had found evidence contradicting its conclusion that Crooks acted alone.