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‘It’s Crazy’: Federalist CEO Torches FBI Cover-Up Of First Trump Assassination Attempt
The Federalist ^ | January 17, 2025 | Shawn Fleetwood

Posted on 01/17/2025 1:49:14 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum

Federalist CEO Sean Davis blasted the FBI for stonewalling Congress’s investigation into the first assassination attempt against President-elect Donald Trump.

The moment came during a Friday interview, in which Davis was asked by conservative commentator Tucker Carlson what information is publicly available about Thomas Crooks, the would-be assassin who tried to kill Trump at a July rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. The 20-year-old was killed by law enforcement shortly after the attempt on the incoming president’s life and information about his activities leading up to the shooting has remained scarce.

Davis noted despite the near assassination having occurred months ago, Americans “still don’t know” much about Crooks.

“It’s wild. This kid comes out of nowhere, manages to get on the roof, shoots President Trump, [and] fires eight shots before anyone even like remotely tries to bother him,” Davis said. “[He] was able to fly a drone there for like 10 or 20 minutes, did recon multiple times throughout the day, had … operable IEDs in his car, had a bomb in his house, and we still know basically nothing about him. It’s crazy.”

The Federalist CEO further referenced legal efforts by America First Legal (AFL) to acquire Crooks’ academic records, which indicated “he was a really good student” and a “smart kid.” The would-be assassin’s SAT scores and high school and college transcripts were among the documents unearthed by AFL.

Davis detailed how the lack of information about Crooks can be traced back to the FBI. The federal agency, The Federalist CEO noted, is in possession of Crooks’ “phone, his devices, [and] his computer,” but has declined to provide details of its findings.

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1 posted on 01/17/2025 1:49:14 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
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To: E. Pluribus Unum
Davis detailed how the lack of information about Crooks can be traced back to the FBI. The federal agency, The Federalist CEO noted, is in possession of Crooks’ “phone, his devices, [and] his computer,” but has declined to provide details of its findings.

What they need is another Warren Commission to make the coverup official.

2 posted on 01/17/2025 1:52:51 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum (The worst thing about censorship is █████ ██ ████ ████ ████ █ ███████ ████. FJB.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

There is WAY MORE to this story than Thomas Crooks. It was (and is) an inside job.


3 posted on 01/17/2025 1:54:07 PM PST by Shady (The Force of Liberty must prevail for the sake of our Children and Grandchildren...)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Man, has that whole thing ever been flown down the memory hole.


4 posted on 01/17/2025 1:54:26 PM PST by Steely Tom ([Voter Fraud] == [Civil War])
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To: Shady
Cell phone records show that before the assassination attempt, someone visited Crooks's home and the same person was traced to the FBI office in Washington DC. Our "free press" has shown absolutely no curiosity.

5 posted on 01/17/2025 1:57:31 PM PST by Governor Dinwiddie ( O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is gracious, and His mercy endureth forever. — Psalm 106)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

remember when that Fbi building blew up and America mourned? I’m pretty sure we’d clap these days.


6 posted on 01/17/2025 2:00:46 PM PST by Strict9
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

They only tell us what they want us to know.


7 posted on 01/17/2025 2:02:46 PM PST by Starboard
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To: E. Pluribus Unum
This kid comes out of nowhere, manages to get on the roof, shoots President Trump, [and] fires eight shots before anyone even like remotely tries to bother him,

The "kid" was given enough time and chances to kill Trump. When the kid failed, the Secret Service was left with no choice but to kill he 'kid'. The SS had to take him out and make sure that he couldn't talk. How much time passed between the attempt to assassinate Trump and the SS's actions to kill the kid?

The Biden FBI had to hide how the SS's actions were derelict and even complicit in the attempt to assassinate Trump. Otherwise, the DOJ and FBI and the Biden administration would have faced charges of being complicit in the attempt. No doubt that by now, a lot of evidence has disappeared.
8 posted on 01/17/2025 2:09:33 PM PST by adorno ( )
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

1. There are no coincidences

2. There’s a reason for everything

3. Every act and action has a purpose

4. Nothing slips through the cracks by accident

5. Even if you are paranoid that doesn’t mean they really aren’t after you


9 posted on 01/17/2025 2:21:44 PM PST by Iron Munro (Obi-Wan Kenobi : Who's the more foolish? The fool, or the fool who follows him?)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Like Watergate.


10 posted on 01/17/2025 2:22:46 PM PST by GailA (Welcome back Jesus and President Trump. We missed you.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Parents were Trump haters too, yet nothing on them. Both had high-paid jobs in mental health and ‘were not questioning a low-wage kid having expensive items.

We were dirt poor, I knew everything my boys had, and I searched rooms too. Of course that was before computers/cells. Found the cigs I smelled on their clothes and Playboy mags. Punishment failed, they thought they hid them better. I chunked them in the trash.


11 posted on 01/17/2025 2:30:33 PM PST by GailA (Welcome back Jesus and President Trump. We missed you.)
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To: Shady
There is WAY MORE to this story than Thomas Crooks. It was (and is) an inside job.

A suspicious person might think the reason democrats weren't initially concerned about running losers like Pedo-Joe or Chuckles The Clown for the presidency
was because they didn't expect Donald Trump to be around on election day.


12 posted on 01/17/2025 2:30:39 PM PST by Iron Munro (Obi-Wan Kenobi : Who's the more foolish? The fool, or the fool who follows him?)
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To: Strict9
I believe that was an ATF building.

Pray for Trump. I know FReepers are, now more than ever.

13 posted on 01/17/2025 2:31:40 PM PST by CivilWarBrewing (Get off my back for my usage of CAPS, especially you snowflake males! MAN UP!)
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To: Shady

People are pointing to the GUY ON THE ROOF WITH A GUN for over a minute and a half, AND THE SECRET SERVICE DOES NOT REMOVE TRUMP from the podium.

Someone could have run from the roof to the podium in that amount of time and yelled to TRUMP, TAKE COVER!

This is just not believable. And we are still being stonewalled.


14 posted on 01/17/2025 2:34:17 PM PST by The_Media_never_lie ( @whoisourPresident)
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To: Governor Dinwiddie
Our "free press" has shown absolutely no curiosity.

I'm so old I can remember when some reporters and "journalists" did more than try to sell government press releases to us as actual news.


15 posted on 01/17/2025 2:37:16 PM PST by Iron Munro (Obi-Wan Kenobi : Who's the more foolish? The fool, or the fool who follows him?)
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To: Governor Dinwiddie

They are told to obey, or else.
That changes Monday at Noon. We’re done with this.
We want everything exposed, and rub it into the faces of every snide liberal and every Demoncrat AND GOPeahen in DC and elsewhere.


16 posted on 01/17/2025 2:49:13 PM PST by Shady (The Force of Liberty must prevail for the sake of our Children and Grandchildren...)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

This episode of Tucker’s show is well worth watching.


17 posted on 01/17/2025 3:20:20 PM PST by circlecity
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To: Shady

There is WAY MORE to this story than Thomas Crooks. It was (and is) an inside job.

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Yes, and yes!


18 posted on 01/17/2025 3:27:34 PM PST by The_Media_never_lie ( @whoisourPresident)
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To: Shady

“There is WAY MORE to this story than Thomas Crooks. It was (and is) an inside job.”

Yes, and the Secret Service was the motive agency to accomplish it.

That many people, making that many mistakes, all at the same time. They expect us to believe a fantasy — all just honest mistakes.


19 posted on 01/17/2025 4:04:31 PM PST by odawg
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To: Governor Dinwiddie

I don’t doubt you, but do you have a source?


20 posted on 01/17/2025 4:44:26 PM PST by coloradan (They're not the mainstream media, they're the gaslight media. It's what they do. )
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