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Kinlee Hoyle: 5 Things on Butler Cop as Sheriff Junks Reports of Thomas Crooks Emails Before Trump Assassination Attempt

Judicial Watch said 48 pages of FBI records were released, including redacted emails and reports of a device found on Crooks' body.

  • FBI records reveal a Butler County Sheriff's deputy exchanged two emails with Thomas Matthew Crooks prior to the July 13, 2024, shooting of President Donald Trump at his Butler, Pennsylvania rally.
  • Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton announced their federal lawsuit forced the release of 48 pages of FBI records, stating "Our federal lawsuit continues to force the release of new information from the assassination attempt at the Butler rally."
  • The deputy told investigators the two emails were "in regard to," and she did not recognize Crooks until a New York Times reporter contacted her asking questions.
  • A Washington County SWAT officer removed a remote device and cell phone from Crooks' right pocket after he was killed, a Beaver County Emergency Services Unit medic observed.
  • Explosive ordnance disposal personnel subsequently examined the device recovered from Crooks while a police canine also "hit" on the building beneath the roof, prompting an evacuation.
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