Posted on 04/18/2026 5:16:11 AM PDT by cuz1961
(Washington, DC) – Judicial Watch announced today that it forced the release of 27 heavily redacted pages from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit that show that would-be Trump assassin Thomas Crooks was reportedly involved in an altercation with a group of people and making “hateful comments” directed at President Trump at the Butler, PA, rally site before the July 13, 2024, assassination attempt....
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Looks like absolutely monumental incompetence by all the “professionals” when the average citizen could see there was an issue with this guy.
Fixed it.
This reminds me of the Lee Harvey Oswald incidents at the Dallas car dealership and shooting range.
(Hint: the “double” was not Lee Harvey Oswald.)
Sounds like the SS agreed with him.
This wasn’t incompetence. There must have been orders to let the assassination proceed. Consider also how many shots the assassin was able to take before being neutralized.
So did the FOIA request reveal any more info on the connection between the FBI and Thomas Crooks prior to July 13th?
Or no explicit orders needed when all knew what their superiors wanted - to allow any attempts on his life to succeed.
So did the FOIA request reveal any more info on the connection between the FBI and Thomas Crooks prior to July 13th?
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nope
This thing was 3 sheets to the wind before AF1 landed there. FBI, Secret Service and a multitude of others need prosecuted for.
If I was Trump, I would be planning something nice for them.
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