{"id":107937,"date":"2025-02-28T07:16:09","date_gmt":"2025-02-28T13:16:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/?p=107937"},"modified":"2025-02-28T07:16:09","modified_gmt":"2025-02-28T13:16:09","slug":"107937","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/?p=107937","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/townhall.com\/tipsheet\/mattvespa\/2025\/02\/28\/the-fbi-is-also-reportedly-interfering-in-another-investigation-n2652984\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">So, That&#8217;s Why We Know So Little About Trump&#8217;s Assassin<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The observation was well-warranted: We know more about Luigi Mangione, the alleged UnitedHealthcare CEO killer, than we do about Thomas Matthew Crooks, who tried to assassinate President Donald J. Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, last July. Crooks was shot and killed during the attempt, but not after a slew of security breaches and all-around ineptitude from the Secret Service was exposed.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1895274497181393203&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Ftownhall.com%2Ftipsheet%2Fmattvespa%2F2025%2F02%2F28%2Fthe-fbi-is-also-reportedly-interfering-in-another-investigation-n2652984&amp;sessionId=be8de77d10bd7510b54427f0803e87e25e6803ea&amp;siteScreenName=townhallcom&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1895274497181393203\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>It was one of the few times where Democrats and Republicans found the Secret Service\u2019s initial reasoning and demeanor after the attempt to be wholly unacceptable. Well, there seems to be a reason why Crooks has evaporated into the ether: the FBI is allegedly suppressing all information about the Trump assassin, which reportedly contains a possible lead on an accomplice.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Granted, these aren\u2019t federal investigators, but a private investigator tasked with finding some motive behind this attack. There\u2019s also a congressional committee investigating this matter as well, so at some point, the FBI has to turn over everything if they are stonewalling, and we have a new director, Kash Patel, who isn\u2019t going to deploy evasive maneuvers like previous FBI head Chris Wray (via\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/02\/27\/us-news\/would-be-trump-assassin-thomas-matthew-crooks-may-have-had-accomplice-data-shows\/?utm_campaign=nypost&amp;utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_medium=social\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NY Post<\/a>):<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"><strong>It\u2019s been almost nine months since a seemingly mild-mannered 20-year-old attempted to assassinate then-Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump at a rally in Butler.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"><strong>And we still have no good reason why.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"><strong>Sources told The Post the FBI has obstructed efforts to solve the mystery of why Thomas Matthew Crooks, who left no manifesto, did what he did. It\u2019s left local law enforcement as well as Crooks\u2019 former friends, classmates and teachers frustrated.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"><strong>Those who may know, Crooks\u2019 parents Matthew and Mary, have refused all interviews and remain in their small, three-bedroom home here, sealed off from the world like hermits. Neighbors say they only leave the house at 3 am to buy groceries.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"><strong>[\u2026]<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"><strong>A veteran private investigator from Erie, Penn., who was hired shortly after the fateful July 13 event at Butler Farm to look into Crooks by a private client, told The Post he believes a \u201ccriminal network\u201d was operating with him at the time of the assassination attempt, is still in existence and still wants to kill President Trump.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"><strong>Doug Hagmann, whose team of six other investigators have been working the case for months and have interviewed more than 100 people, said they also conducted extensive geofencing analysis of cell phones and tablets not belonging to Crooks that were found with him at his home, at the rifle range where he took target practice, at the rally and at Bethel Park High School where he graduated in 2022.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"><strong>\u201cWe don\u2019t think he acted alone,\u201d Hagmann told The Post.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"><strong>[\u2026]<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"><strong>Rep. Clay Higgins (R-La.) \u2014 part of a bipartisan task force looking into Crooks\u2019 actions and his death \u2014 found that it although a Secret Service sniper took him down with the kill shot, it was a local SWAT officer who made the shot that initially took him down \u2014 something the FBI did not report at the time.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"><strong>Higgins, who has also been investigating Crooks\u2019 assassination attempt for months, has not seen Hagmann\u2019s geofencing data but downplayed its significance. He told The Post he believes Crooks acted alone and there was no conspiracy. However, he also said the FBI continually obstructed his investigation.<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Higgins\u2019 theory is that Crooks was likely on a prescription drug that made him go insane. We\u2019ll never know since no toxicology tests were ever performed. His family later cremated his body. Yet, this is old FBI nonsense if true. Kash Patel is someone who will set things straight if asked.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So, That&#8217;s Why We Know So Little About Trump&#8217;s Assassin The observation was well-warranted: We know more about Luigi Mangione, the alleged UnitedHealthcare CEO killer, than we do about Thomas Matthew Crooks, who tried to assassinate President Donald J. Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, last July. 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