US EditionFBI, Tucker Carlson trade barbs over Trump’s attempted assassin
The FBI and Carlson clash over the characterization of Thomas Crooks’ social media presence, with the FBI citing over 700 comments on a suspected account linked to the shooter.
- Tucker Carlson alleged the FBI `lied` about Thomas Crooks’s online footprint and teased a Friday story with Crooks’s social media posts in his possession.
- The July 13, 2024 rally in Butler, Pennsylvania was disrupted when Thomas Crooks grazed Trump’s ear and was killed by a Secret Service counter-sniper roughly 400 feet away, with authorities releasing little about the attacker or motive and finding no manifesto.
- Then-FBI Deputy Director Paul Abbate told the Senate a suspected social media account active 2019–2020 had antisemitic themes and over 700 comments, but verification was pending.
- The FBI launched a Rapid Response social account on Thursday to combat fake news and replied that `This FBI has never said Thomas Crooks had no online footprint,` prompting mixed public reaction.
- The exchange involves high-profile figures and FBI leadership under Director Patel, Deputy Director Bongino, and Co-Deputy Bailey, raising trust and transparency concerns amid public disputes over the shooter’s online footprint.
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FBI Director Kash Patel dismisses Tucker Carlson’s claims about Trump’s would-be assassin, Thomas Crooks
FBI Director Kash Patel shared details Friday about the bureau’s investigation into Thomas Crooks, after Tucker Carlson alleged President Trump’s would-be assassin left digital warning signs that he was planning an attack.
Tucker Exposes Trump Would-Be Assassin Thomas Crooks' Social Media...
Tucker Carlson has just released a deep dive into Donald Trump's attempted assassin, Thomas Crooks - who both the Biden and the Trump FBI have been very quiet about since the July 13, 2024 shooting in Butler, Pennsylvania. In late September, Carlson's team received an anonymous tip from someone who said they had gained access to some of Crooks' online accounts, which he found using 'tools commonly used by private investigators' after obtaining C…
FBI Creates New X Profile To Respond To Tucker Carlson -- Immediately Gets Community Noted For FAKE NEWS
Early this morning, Tucker Carlson set the Internet (and the world) on fire by releasing a new 30 minute video that essentially exposes a huge coverup and multiple lies from the FBI regarding the Thomas Crooks assassination attempt in Butler, PA. I’ll repost that full report down below in case you missed it. But now I want to show you just how badly things are going for the FBI since the release of that video…. And I really wish I didn’t have to…
Trump shooter Thomas Crooks’s hidden online history with years of assassination threats is finally exposed as Tucker Carlson blows up FBI’s narrative
Trump shooter Thomas Crooks’s hidden online history with years of assassination threats is finally exposed as Tucker Carlson blows up FBI’s narrative | 14 Nov 2025 | Tucker Carlson has claimed that the young man who attempted to assassinate Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania last year had a long record of espousing political violence. Comments posted by Thomas Crooks to YouTube from 2019 to 2020 show a detailed digital trail of violent threats…
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