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Trump’s would-be assassin Thomas Crooks purportedly wrote chilling online post foreshadowing rally shooting: report
New York Post ^ | Published July 18, 2024, 3:08 a.m. | Larry Celona and Allie Griffin

Posted on 07/18/2024 1:31:31 PM PDT by Zhang Fei

Would-be Donald Trump assassin Thomas Matthew Crooks purportedly wrote a chilling online message that hinted at his sinister plans for the day he shot up the former president’s Butler, Pa. rally over the weekend.

“July 13 will be my premiere, watch as it unfolds,” the 20-year-old gunman allegedly wrote on Steam, a popular online platform where gamers communicate, Fox News reported. Investigators are currently working to determine whether the posting is legitimate.

The foreshadowing was revealed to US senators during a briefing by top law enforcement officials Wednesday.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; News/Current Events; US: Pennsylvania
KEYWORDS: 202407; 20240713; alliegriffin; assassination; assassinationattempt; assassinationplots; bombs; crooks; detonator; larrycelona; lorawireless; pa; premiere; steam; thomasmatthewcrooks; trump; trumprally
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To: Zhang Fei

. As an only child,

I understand that Crooks has an older sister.


61 posted on 07/18/2024 8:35:14 PM PDT by drSteve78 ( Older Je suis Deplorable. Even more so)
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To: drSteve78

[. As an only child,

I understand that Crooks has an older sister.]


Thanks for the correction. Good for the family.


62 posted on 07/18/2024 8:51:23 PM PDT by Zhang Fei (My dad had a Delta 88. That was a car. It was like driving your living room)
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To: Zhang Fei

You are playing for the wrong team. This was complete negligence. No one cares to see you run cover for these scumbags who let this happen.


63 posted on 07/18/2024 9:49:49 PM PDT by ohioman
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[You are playing for the wrong team. This was complete negligence. No one cares to see you run cover for these scumbags who let this happen.]


I’m not running cover for anyone. Did they fail? Certainly. But it’s not a unique failure, either here or anywhere else, and they did stop the guy within seconds of him firing his first shot.

You have to have almost superhuman abilities to get to a politician in a place like North Korea where the security people can literally kill, with no bag limit, anyone who looks remotely suspicious, whether or not he’s armed. The issue for protection gigs involving politicians in free societies is that suspicious individuals can’t be shot out of hand, and any outdoor event with a cast of thousands involves tracking multiple individuals, the outcomes of which are unclear until the event is over.

Assassins don’t have neon signs pointing to them. False positives are all over the place. A Youtuber and former SEAL team operator talks about the time he was involved in Obama’s detail as what could have been a vehicle bomb was allowed get within range without it being shot to pieces. It got within striking distance and left without being stopped.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=PUeutYFgwBU&feature=youtu.be


64 posted on 07/18/2024 10:21:18 PM PDT by Zhang Fei (My dad had a Delta 88. That was a car. It was like driving your living room)
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GFY. They let him take the first shot!!!


65 posted on 07/18/2024 10:51:59 PM PDT by ohioman
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To: piasa

Have no idea. If he had one, she’s probably lying low right now. If he didn’t, it will be easier for the MSM to continue the narrative that it was just one nut, not someone involved in a conspiracy.


66 posted on 07/19/2024 10:35:49 AM PDT by Verginius Rufus
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To: piasa

pogenital===potential


67 posted on 07/21/2024 3:35:47 PM PDT by piasa (Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge)
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