AMERICANALMANAC (Sadie Smith) - FBI files reveal Trump shooter Thomas Crooks practiced for years and hid purchases under a fake name
Newly released FBI interview documents paint a detailed picture of Trump rally shooter Thomas Crooks as a quiet, emotionally detached young man who spent years training with firearms and used the alias "Bob Dole" to buy rifle parts, raising fresh questions about what the bureau knew and when. Matthew Crooks, the father of the 20-year-old […] The post FBI files reveal Trump shooter Thomas Crooks practiced for years and hid purchases under a fake name appeared first on American Almanac .
Newly released FBI interview documents paint a detailed picture of Trump rally shooter Thomas Crooks as a quiet, emotionally detached young man who spent years training with firearms and used the alias "Bob Dole" to buy rifle parts, raising fresh questions about what the bureau knew and when. Matthew Crooks, the father of the 20-year-old who fired eight rounds at President Trump during a July 13, 2024, rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, told FBI agents his son "never showed any signs indicating something was wrong" before the attack. The documents, obtained by the New York Post through Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley's ongoing investigation, describe a young man who barely spoke, had no close friends, and methodically…Open