Posted on 07/24/2024 9:10:38 AM PDT by DFG
Donald Trump's would-be assassin Thomas Crooks was flying a drone above the rally site two hours before the shooting and just 200 yards away from the stage, FBI Director Christopher Wray has revealed.
Wray made the bombshell revelation to Congress on Wednesday during a grilling by lawmakers on the investigation into the assassination attempt on the former president and the massive security failures.
Crooks shot Trump in the ear just 400 feet away from the stage in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13 from the roof of a nearby building just outside the security perimeter of the event.
Wray revealed that investigators found Crooks had a drone that he used to survey the scene hours before the event started, which was recovered from his car parked nearby.
He flew the drone around 4 p.m. over the area of the rally close to '200 yards' from the stage to survey the scene. Trump took the stage around 6:03 p.m., over two hours later.
The FBI has also recovered three 'explosive devices' in possession of Crooks.
They were 'relatively crude devices' but had the ability 'to be detonated remotely,' Wray said.
The FBI director also revealed the weapon used had a 'collapsible stock,' which he said 'could explain why it might've been less easy for people to observe.'
Wray said eight bullet cartridges had been recovered from the roof where Crooks fired off his shots toward the former president.
And he wouldn't rule out that Crooks did not have any accomplices to the crime, saying it's still being looked at by law enforcement.
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Selective facts, misfits and no facts
Misfits = misfacts
Apparently he also researched how far away the shooter was who killed jfk
That begs the question, were they from the snipers gun or were they planted? According to previous reports, he went to the same range as ATF(?) agents. Not hard to pick up spent shells (for future use)..How many bullets were still in the magazine? Should have been 22 if he fired 8 shots.
Was the sniper a patsy who served as a major diversion from the actual shooter or did he actually fire the gun? Is there video of the actual shooting (by rally goers) that shows gunsmoke from the snipers gun or has that been suppressed?
This may seem like a conspiracy theory of sorts, but I trust NOTHING that comes from the DOJ/FBI/ATF/SS or any other gov’t alphabet when it comes to an attempt on Trumps life.
Good to know about Crooks, but I’m more interested in how this kid got past all of the (alleged) security AND was able to squeeze off eight rounds before being neutralized.(And why aren’t there any coms recordings?) There are many, many questions that remain to be answered. I’m not a conspiracy kinda guy, but this entire thing stinks.
The Swamp and Uniparty want to shut down Trump’s rallies using this whitewash “investigation”.
He was a busy little beaver.
And the Secret Service didn’t suspect a thing....................
More than I exepected we’d get from this guy
He also researched on Ethan Crumbley.
https://abc7.com/post/trumps-would-assassin-thomas-matthew-crooks-researched-previous/15074354/
Also FTA... A week before the shooting, Thomas Matthew Crooks searched online for the date of the Democratic National Convention and where Trump planned to speak, as well as other searches for Trump and President Joe Biden.
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So Crooks was an equal opportunity assassin. Trump came up first as he was in the area.
Georgia Dawg
Agree completely. Hard to trust a gov’t that lies and distorts the truth.
Is there anything the shooter did NOT do?
Probable remarks made that day.
Security Agent: “That’s a nice AR ya got there son. Hey, you need a hand with that ladder?”
Wray is trying to seem to be forthcoming before Congress. Beleive this Biden commissar senses that Trump will win and is trying to avoid prosecution for violating the civil rights of Trump, Maga people , traditional Catholics, praying pro life people and others.
Is there anything the shooter did NOT do?
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Evidently he didn’t study up on Lee Harvey Oswald.
Jayapal talking now. What a lying witch. She brought up Jan 6, Project 2025, and every liberal talking point.
The things she just said that are in Project 2025 are AWFUL!! What’s up with Project 2025?? Did they put this out to SINK TRUMP?
Eli Crane said that there was NO SILVERWARE AT THE CROOKS HOME!!! WTF IS THAT ABOUT?? AND ALSO THAT IT WAS AS CLEAN AS A LAB!
I believe they said at Crooks apartment, which is strange to me, since he lived at home with his parents..
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