EXCLUSIVE: BETHEL PARK, Pa. – The FBI has reached out to a former classmate of would-be assassin Thomas Matthew Crooks after he publicly revealed that the killer had confronted him years ago over his support for former President Donald Trump and expressed a “smug” dislike for politicians, he says. “They called me…honestly just asked me...
After 28 days of witness testimony, lawyers for New Jersey Democrat Senator Bob Menendez rested their case the day before the 4th of July holiday weekend. Menendez notably abstained from taking the stand, stating the government “failed to prove every aspect” of its case. However, less than two weeks later, on July 16, 2024, the...
Trump rally shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks was perceived by the U.S. Secret Service as a “person of interest,” not yet a “threat” after law enforcement saw him acting suspiciously and determined he had a golf range finder, according to Secret Service Spokesman Anthony Guglielmi. Crooks was only identified as a threat when he “retrieved the...
MILWAUKEE — Republican Tennessee Sen. Marsha Blackburn doubled down on her demand for Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle to answer questions about the assassination attempt against former President Trump. “Director Cheatle can run, but she can’t hide. If she has time to sweet-talk folks in a luxury suite at the RNC, she has time to...
PITTSBURGH – EXCLUSIVE – Former President Trump on Thursday called the family of James Copenhaver, one of the victims who was critically wounded after being shot at Trump’s rally in Butler on Saturday. Copenhaver, 74, of Moon Township, was upgraded from critical to serious on Wednesday, and he has been communicative over the last couple...
The House Committee on Oversight and Accountability is investigating whistleblower claims related to fraudulent billing to Medicaid programs for pediatric gender transition care, including at Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston (TCH). In letters sent to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), members of the...
The 20-year-old loner who attempted to assassinate former President Trump on Saturday had an account on the encrypted Discord app, a sign that he preferred anonymous interactions to real-world relationships, experts told Fox News Digital. A spokesperson for the platform confirmed that Thomas Matthew Crooks had an account and that it had been deactivated by...
Thomas Matthew Crooks apparently teased an attack online days before he climbed onto a roof and opened fire at a Pennsylvania campaign rally, killing one and injuring others, including former President Donald Trump, Fox News has learned. Secret Service and FBI officials told U.S. senators during an all-members briefing on Wednesday, July 17, that Crooks,...
The Steam account previously reported to have belonged to would-be Trump assassin Thomas Crooks was not owned by him, according to a federal law enforcement source. Original reports from a source inside an FBI briefing to lawmakers suggested the 20-year-old Crooks wrote in a post earlier this month, “July 13 will be my premier, watch...
BETHEL PARK, Pa. – Thomas Matthew Crooks, the 20-year-old would-be assassin who opened fire on former President Donald Trump’s Pennsylvania campaign rally Saturday, hid the weapon in advance, according to a Secret Service source. It was not immediately clear where he hid it, however. By the time agents spotted him on the roof, he was...
