Trump Rally Shooter Details Revealed
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- Chris NesiNew York Post
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His son “expressed shock” over the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021, in line with the shock most everyone experienced that day, Matthew said, noting that his son “did not believe the 2020 presidential election was rigged.”
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Trump was grazed in the ear by a bullet fired by Thomas Crooks at the July 13, 2024, Butler, Pa., rally.
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Federal documents reveal that Thomas Crooks, the man accused of attempting to assassinate President Trump in July 2024 at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, developed an intense obsession with firearms over several years prior to the incident. According to records provided to Senator Chuck Grassley’s committee, Crooks’ father reported his son had become proficient in long-distance shooting after about four or…
Would-be Trump assassin Thomas Crooks had sick obsession with guns, federal documents reveal →2 articles from New York Post on this storyFBI documents reviewed by the New York Post reveal details about Thomas Matthew Crooks, the man who attempted to assassinate then-presidential candidate Donald Trump at a campaign rally in July 2024. The documents, provided to Senator Chuck Grassley for his investigation, include an FBI interview with Crooks’ father, Matthew, who describes his son as unusually quiet from birth and having social difficulties…
‘Born without making a sound’: New docs reveal chilling details about Trump rally shooter →Thomas Crooks, a 20-year-old who attempted to assassinate Donald Trump on July 13, 2024, was described by his father as a quiet loner with no prior signs of mental distress. During a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, Crooks fired eight rounds from an AR-15 style rifle, injuring Trump and killing one person while also wounding two others. FBI interviews with Crooks' father, Matthew, revealed that Thomas struggled…
Trump shooter Thomas Crooks labeled a quiet loner who used bizarre pseudonym as haunting new details emerge in FBI docs →Analysis
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Chilling new details about Trump shooter Thomas Crooks revealed in bombshell FBI docs: emotionless since birth
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- 14 Sep
His son “expressed shock” over the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021, in line with the shock most everyone experienced that day, Matthew said, noting that his son “did not believe the 2020 presidential election was rigged.”
- 15 Sep
Trump was grazed in the ear by a bullet fired by Thomas Crooks at the July 13, 2024, Butler, Pa., rally.
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- 15 Sep Trump shooter Thomas Crooks labeled a quiet loner who used bizarre pseudonym as haunting new details emerge in FBI docsThomas Crooks, a 20-year-old who attempted to assassinate Donald Trump on July 13, 2024, was described by his father as a quiet loner with no prior signs of mental distress. During a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, Crooks fired eight rounds from an AR-15 style rifle, injuring Trump and killing one person while also wounding two others. FBI interviews with Crooks' father, Matthew, revealed that Thomas struggled…Daily Mail
15 Sep ‘Born without making a sound’: New docs reveal chilling details about Trump rally shooterFBI documents reviewed by the New York Post reveal details about Thomas Matthew Crooks, the man who attempted to assassinate then-presidential candidate Donald Trump at a campaign rally in July 2024. The documents, provided to Senator Chuck Grassley for his investigation, include an FBI interview with Crooks’ father, Matthew, who describes his son as unusually quiet from birth and having social difficulties…Times of India
15 Sep Would-be Trump assassin Thomas Crooks had sick obsession with guns, federal documents revealFederal documents reveal that Thomas Crooks, the man accused of attempting to assassinate President Trump in July 2024 at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, developed an intense obsession with firearms over several years prior to the incident. According to records provided to Senator Chuck Grassley’s committee, Crooks’ father reported his son had become proficient in long-distance shooting after about four or…New York Post
14 Sep Chilling new details about Trump shooter Thomas Crooks revealed in bombshell FBI docs: emotionless since birthFBI documents released to Senator Chuck Grassley reveal new details about President Trump's would-be assassin, Thomas Matthew Crooks, who attempted to shoot the president on July 13, 2024, in Butler, Pennsylvania. The files include interviews where Crooks' father, Matthew, describes his son as emotionless since birth and lacking a typical emotional bond with him. Matthew notes that Thomas displayed antisocial…New York Post
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