Federal Documents Detail Thomas Crooks’ Gun Obsession Before Trump Assassination Attempt
FBI records say Thomas Matthew Crooks used a pseudonym, encrypted email and a 3D-printed handgun before the Butler rally attack.
- Newly disclosed FBI documents detail years of increasingly strange behavior by Thomas Matthew Crooks, the gunman who attempted to assassinate President Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, in July 2024.
- Matthew Crooks told investigators his son "did not scream" when born in 2003 and remained emotionally distant, saying he "never really had a father/son bond" with Thomas throughout his life.
- Days before the shooting, on July 7, 2024, Matthew watched his son on a surveillance camera pacing in the garage, arms moving erratically while "talking and not making any sense" as he cleaned a gun.
- Thomas bought rifle parts on Amazon using the pseudonym "Bob Dole," used VPN and encrypted email services, and once built a Glock 19-style handgun with a 3D printer before his father intervened.
- Despite years of odd behavior, Matthew said his son "never showed any signs indicating something was wrong," leaving the family "racking their brains" for an explanation after realizing he "had ulterior motives.
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Bizarre new details emerge about would-be Trump assassin
Newly disclosed FBI documents describe years of increasingly strange behavior by Thomas Matthew Crooks, the gunman who tried to assassinate President Donald Trump before he was killed by Secret Service fire.The records, provided to Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA) as part of...
Federal Files Reveal Disturbing New Details About Would-Be Trump Assassin Thomas Crooks
Thomas Crooks’ father repeatedly changed the combination to his gun safe after catching his son watching him enter the code. On the morning of the Butler assassination attempt, he opened it himself and handed over the rifle. Matthew Crooks told federal investigators he believed his son was going to a shooting range on July 13, […]
NEW FBI FILES REVEAL WHAT THOMAS CROOKS’ FATHER TOLD INVESTIGATORS
Thomas Crooks’ father described his son as quiet, emotionally difficult to read and sometimes destructive when bored, according to newly released FBI documents. His father also recalled Crooks asking whether he needed a background check to buy his...
New FBI documents have emerged regarding Thomas Matthew Crooks, the perpetrator of the 2024 assassination attempt on US President Donald Trump. Crooks' father described his son as quiet and introverted from childhood, and said his family is still trying to understand the reason behind the attack.
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