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19 lost minutes: Law enforcement failed to keep sight of Trump shooter, whose motive is still unclear to investigators
CNN ^ | 7/18/24 | Jeremy Herd

Posted on 07/18/2024 7:25:08 AM PDT by hardspunned

— Thomas Matthew Crooks visited the Donald Trump rally location twice, his cell phone contained images of both Trump and President Joe Biden, and the would-be assassin’s search history included dates of the Democratic National Convention as well as future Trump events, three US officials told CNN.

And on the gaming platform Steam, Crooks wrote, “July 13 will be my premiere, watch as it unfolds,” a source familiar with the matter told CNN.

The new details revealed more about what Crooks was doing in the days and hours leading up to his attempt to assassinate the former president. But investigators combing through Crooks’ physical and digital trail still lack the key detail that would explain why the 20-year-old climbed the roof in Butler, Pennsylvania, with an AR-style weapon: a motive.

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A motive? Maybe he didn’t like the firefighter who got killed and Trump got in the way.
1 posted on 07/18/2024 7:25:08 AM PDT by hardspunned
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Here is a motive, the trigger man was in a conspiracy with team Biden to eliminate the compitition.


2 posted on 07/18/2024 7:27:52 AM PDT by exnavy
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These aren’t “lost” minutes. They are “covered up” minutes.


3 posted on 07/18/2024 7:30:15 AM PDT by Opinionated Blowhard (When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.)
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Wow withing hours of every mass shooting or act of political violence that can be blamed on the right, we know about all about the perp within a day

Leftwing political violence, like the Nashville shooter, strange incuriosity from the “News” media about them


4 posted on 07/18/2024 7:34:11 AM PDT by MNJohnnie (Don't blame me, my congressman is MTG!)
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My .02 in the minutes following the shooting was abject negligence on the part of USSS.

Everything - literally EVERYTHING - which has come to light in the ensuing days reinforces that view.

But the question remains:

Who can we trust to investigate? (rhetorical, as the answer for now is, sadly, only a foreign entity). THAT’s how far we’ve fallen.


5 posted on 07/18/2024 7:37:31 AM PDT by logi_cal869 (-cynicus the "concern troll" a/o 10/03/2018 /!i!! &@$%&*(@ -)
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His motive was being brainwashed by DNCNN.


6 posted on 07/18/2024 7:37:35 AM PDT by bray (It's not racist to be racist against races you do not like.)
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According to a classmate, Crooks thought it was stupid for Hispanics to support Trump, and berated the Hispanic classmate for being a Trump supporter.

Maybe the gang that couldn’t shoot straight in Washington can add that to their “no motive” pile.


7 posted on 07/18/2024 7:38:28 AM PDT by piasa (Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge)
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Motives? He tried to kill Trump. The most glaring problem is the fact the USSS opened a path for a shooter to do that. Who the shooter was doesn’t matter.


8 posted on 07/18/2024 7:41:15 AM PDT by dynoman (Objectivity is the essence of intelligence. - Marilyn vos Savant)
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To: piasa

A good reason to have plain clothes agents in the crowd.


9 posted on 07/18/2024 7:41:15 AM PDT by DIRTYSECRET
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The only other way the “investigators” would be more confused to motive is if the shooter had yelled “allahu ackbar!”. That always brings “confusion”.


10 posted on 07/18/2024 7:41:47 AM PDT by Tell It Right (1 Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)
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His motive? He wanted to kill Trump.

Why did he want to kill Trump? Hard to say.

But the relentless hysterical Trump is Hitler, fascist, threat to democracy, dictator, Hitler, most important election in our lifetime, democracy is over if he's elected, Hitler, etc. maybe, just might, have had something to do with it.

And you will NEVER get me to believe that anybody who gave a dime to Act Blue is a Republican, just as a leftist will never give to anything MAGA or the NRA. Sorry, not even remotely believable. He was a crossover voter who tried to skew the primary to the most beatable Republican.

11 posted on 07/18/2024 7:44:00 AM PDT by Lizavetta
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Tier playing us they were all involved, we need a hangin judge


12 posted on 07/18/2024 7:45:06 AM PDT by ronnie raygun
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Still looking for a motive?

I’m flummoxed, perturbed, confounded, perplexed..I wonder what it could be...hmmmm....This is a tough one../s


13 posted on 07/18/2024 7:49:30 AM PDT by GeorgiaDawg32
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Why do they keep saying "AR-style" weapon. Have they not identified the rifle?

The "AR" in AR-style stands for "ArmaLite Rifle".


14 posted on 07/18/2024 7:49:50 AM PDT by Tommy Revolts (,,)
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motive is still unclear to investigators

Idiot investigators. We still don't understand why they robbed the bank. Fire all of them and get competent investigators. There seem to be some sheriffs around who could do a better job.

15 posted on 07/18/2024 7:50:02 AM PDT by AndyJackson
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“According to a classmate, Crooks thought it was stupid for Hispanics to support Trump, and berated the Hispanic classmate for being a Trump supporter.”

No wonder the little prick got his ass bullied.


16 posted on 07/18/2024 7:58:04 AM PDT by Bonemaker (invictus maneo)
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Of the 15,000+ people in attendance how many were “persons of interest”” How many were suspicious persons? How many were identified as “ Threats”

How many buildings in close range of the stage were there to keep an eyer on?


17 posted on 07/18/2024 7:59:34 AM PDT by RonnG ('')
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“.. whose motive is still unclear to investigators...”

These gum shoes couldn’t figure out the motive for a bank robbery.


18 posted on 07/18/2024 8:00:13 AM PDT by Bonemaker (invictus maneo)
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“Idiot investigators. “

Those are CNN’s words, not the investigators. The investigators do not speak to CNN.


19 posted on 07/18/2024 8:00:18 AM PDT by TexasGator
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20 posted on 07/18/2024 8:00:25 AM PDT by nesnah (Infringe - act so as to limit or undermine [something]; encroach on)
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