Posted on 07/22/2024 3:58:22 PM PDT by Red Badger
A storm is brewing as lawmakers and the public demand answers following the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. On Monday, U.S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle found herself at the center of a heated congressional hearing, addressing security lapses that could have ended disastrously.
Bipartisan frustration has been palpable as representatives from both sides of the aisle have confronted Cheatle and questioned the Secret Service. The shooting in Pennsylvania has led to calls from several lawmakers for Cheatle’s resignation.
Now, the Oversight Project, a watchdog group with the Heritage Foundation, released a report that could potentially link Thomas Crooks, a relatively unknown figure until now, to critical locations in the Washington D.C. area. According to the group’s findings, geo-tracking data from various devices suggests that Crooks had been in close proximity to key sites, including the FBI headquarters and Allegheny Arms—a location of particular interest to investigators.
The Oversight Project utilized mobile ad data—a tool increasingly used in investigative work to track movements and connections. By monitoring devices frequently appearing at both Crooks’s home and workplace, the group has allegedly mapped out a network of locations and times that are critical to understanding the context and potential threats involved.
Their investigation led to several notable discoveries. One device, in particular, tracked to Crooks’s frequent locations, was also reportedly present in a building in Washington, D.C.’s Gallery Place. This area is notably close to an FBI office and was pinpointed on June 26, 2023. Devices linked to Crooks were traced to Plymouth, MA, and Butler, PA, with one of the devices ceasing activity abruptly on July 12th.
The project also reported that on August 30, 2023, a device associated with Crooks visited Allegheny Arms. In total, at least nine devices connected to Crooks were identified, visiting various significant locations within Bethel Park, PA.
The Heritage Foundation, which oversees the Oversight Project, has purposely not disclosed its methodology or detailed the specific nature of the data used to track Crooks’ movements. They cite the “connective tissue” between this task force and various federal agencies like the FBI and USSS, which could potentially lead to conflicts of interest or compromise the investigation. However, they expressed a willingness to cooperate with legitimate investigations and have called for tips or further information to be sent directly to their secure email.
After over a week of confusion, investigators are still piecing together Crooks’ motivations. Earlier on Monday, House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer (R-KY) homed in on the agency’s decision to not place an agent on top of the roof where 20-year-old Crooks was able to fire multiple rifle shots at Trump as he stood on a stage approximately 400 yards away. Cheatle had previously defended the lack of placement, saying the slope of the roof would have interfered with a sniper rifleman’s ability to protect the former president.
Congressman Jim Jordan (R-OH) took his time with the microphone to pin Cheatle down on whether or not her agency diverted resources away from the rally to instead over-staff First Lady Dr. Jill Biden.
Crooks, the 20-year-old gunman, was seen stalking the perimeter of the rally hours before it was set to begin but was not confronted, according to previous reports. During the rally, local law enforcement discovered him crawling along the ground with a rangefinder as he searched for a vantage point to take the shot, but by the time further response to the site came Crooks was already gone.
The FBI is also investigating why a local police officer backed away from confronting Crooks on the roof literally seconds before he fired the first shot at Trump, narrowly grazing his ear before Secret Service agents tackled him to the ground.
That only applies to conservatives, the left seems to always get away with both the crime, and the cover up
That is what I expected and will gladly comply; the only reason I asked the question was that someone had asked me to and I explained why I would wait. I only archived the photo for posterity’s sake and do not wish to see it again.
You take my helping of a grain of salt.
“...before Secret Service agents tackled him to the ground.”
Yet another bit of misinfo.... Trump hit the deck when he realized rounds were whizzing by as well as a bloodied ear. He was much quicker “on the draw”, so to speak, than the molasses USSS. Shameful really. He needs his own top notch security team here on out.
It is a high-end Japanese restaurant.
This would point to the shooter from the window, which was behind crooks, not to the sniper on the roof in front of crooks
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Or more specifically to the side of Crooks....
What I was looking for in this video was evidence of bullet holes in the roof..... What I mean by that is a line of sight that would suggest that the path of a bullet would have ended up in the roof. At the 4 second mark, there is a view of roughly where the sniper was located as viewed from the second story window. In this view, it appears that if Crooks head was high enough, the bullet could have cleared the roof after going through him.
That’s correct!
My guesses: If the kill shot did come from the 2nd Police/SS sniper pair on the roof to Trumps left (I've only seen videos of the 1st pair), their bullet seems to have hit him in the mouth, taking out his teeth, heading through his sinuses and into his brain. His eyes seemed still intact, so the shock-pressure was probably relieved (didn't pop his eyes out) by an explosion out the back of his head.
Some say, however, that when he was hit he was still laying flat on the roof, looking over the ridge, and in that case the bullet entered his mouth and went down his gullet with the same shock-compression dispersed within the whole of his body, the bullet only likely to be found at autopsy.
Sorry for the descriptive gore.
They found the perfect blank slate to be Oswald.
So we are supposed to believe that twenty year old Thomas Crooks was self financed. Made all these trips to DC and other locations and planned all of this by himself.
I’d be more Inclined to believe that he received an envelope with a hefty sum of cash in it from a short heavy woman in a pantsuit with incredibly thick ankles. And that how he was able to finance his mission. He was meeting someone in DC close to the FBI building.
If the feds were helping Crooks, why would Crooks be casing the setup and perhaps attracting attention?
Maybe because he was a rookie and he didn’t realize he was expendable to the deep state.
No. Find me a reference to this site that doesn’t come from the site itself.
I think the real conspiracy is the government hoped someone would take a shot at Trump eventually and they were going to provide zero protection.
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Every day of stonewalling and lack of clear explanation makes this clear that at this rally there was “look the other way” security. Shameful! This director should resign in disgrace!
Wouldn’t they tell him to explore earlier than that day? Or just tell him him climb this ladder to go on the roof at a specific time?
They told him which building was clear. What else did he think he needed to see?
They needed somebody dumb enough or easily manipulated enough to agree to the job. Wouldn’t they know to give him very simple and specific marching orders?
the compelled patsy assassin model
if complicit, the deep state operatives would need to recruit a guy (1) with above average intelligence, (2) few or no friends, (3) some access to firearms (semiauto rifle preferred, ar-15 preferred), (4) young single incel white male preferred, and (5) residing about 2 hours’ drive from the assassination site, (6) access to autommobile transportation, and (7) has some loved ones.
they then tell the guy: do this wrong, or tell anyone about us, and we will not capture, torture and kill your loved ones. do this right, and we will leave your loved ones alone.
the guy is given some minimal training and instructions in person and by devices which are later intercepted and destroyed along with finishing off the guy himself.
he is given a target located about 2 hours away from him so that any of his visits to the site are less likely to be noticed and do not arouse suspicion.
The cover up is in full swing, You will know nothing...and like it,
He had a car and a van at the site. The van had Arizona plates on it. He lived in Pennsylvania.
Who drove the other vehicle?
Antifa collusion with the state.
Count on it.
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