Thomas Matthew Crooks actually sent a message before his attampted assassination on Donald Trump, Republican Party candidate for the US Presidential Election 2024, the Secret Service and FBI officials revealed to US Senators.
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| Republican Party candidate and former President of the United States (US), Donald Trump, with his wounded ear wrapped in bandage, and his running mate, Senator JD Vance, few days after he was shot |
According to foxnews.com:
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, 20, wrote a threatening message on the gaming platform “Steam” days before the attempted assassination in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13, Fox News’ Jacqui Heinrich reported.
According to the officials, Crooks allegedly wrote: “July 13 will be my premiere, watch as it unfolds.”
“Steam” is a popular platform where tens of millions of gamers purchase games and communicate. The discovery was made as investigators continue to review Crooks’ technological devices, including his cell phones and laptop.
When investigators reviewed the laptop, they found a few searches in July of: Trump, Biden, when is the DNC convention, and the July 13 Trump rally, America’s top security officials told the senators on Wednesday.
Matthew Crooks shot at Donald Trump at his campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania on Saturday 13 July, 2024; the former US President was moved away from the area to safety with a wounded ear, however, no major injury.
