Just some of the reasons to think the feds were trying to cap Trump: — As below, Thomas Crooks was in regular contact with someone who was also spending time around the FBI — Crooks practiced shooting at a range popular with feds — Crooks was using a sophisticated messaging system associated with intelligence — Crooks had built a pipe bomb, which at this point, as @MikeBenzCyber notes, is basically a feds-only contraption — Researcher @I_Am_JohnCullen has provided very compelling ballistics evidence indicating there were at least two assassins in Butler — The Secret Service refused to clear Crooks before...