Sen. Mike Lee said senators had a conference call with the Secret Service and it was "so much smoke and mirrors" and no accountability. Since the assassination attempt, we've learned that the shooter's parents had called the police on the day of the rally to report him missing.
WHOA. Thomas Matthew Crooks' parents CALLED law enforcement BEFORE the Trump assassination attempt to warn them that he was "missing" and they were "worried" about him.
— Kyle Becker (@kylenabecker) July 17, 2024
But wait, it gets worse...pic.twitter.com/Nd3qbv60NZ
It's possible the dad noticed his rifle was missing.
— AdamInHTownTX (Not a Neurologist) (@AdamInHTownTX) July 17, 2024
WOW: The Trump rally assassin’s parents reportedly called police before the rally, reported the assassin missing, and said they were worried about what he was doing.
— Sean Davis (@seanmdav) July 17, 2024
And he was just walking around the rally for hours, with a gun and range finder, so obvious that Secret Service… https://t.co/ugkNKet9d3
… so obvious that Secret Service even took a photo of him. And yet not one person stopped him from getting on the roof and shooting Trump in the head.
The sloped roof. Plenty of people saw him on that roof, though.
NEW - Trump Assassin video shows him crawling on the roof while multiple people point him out to police
— DC_Draino (@DC_Draino) July 15, 2024
They yelled about him for *almost an entire minute*
It’s insane how Secret Service allowed this amateur to almost kill Trump pic.twitter.com/CWfHBGzOCp
We've also since learned that Thomas Matthew Crooks had an improvised explosive device hidden in his car trunk that was wired to a transmitter he carried.
🚨🇺🇸BREAKING: TRUMP'S SHOOTER HAD A TRANSMITTER WITH HIM ON THE ROOF
— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) July 17, 2024
Photos of a cell phone and transmitter found next to Thomas Crooks’ body, the shooter in the Trump assassination attempt.
Crooks had explosives in his car.
Crooks was on the roof for less than 7 minutes… pic.twitter.com/KFlHC2FbjU
Crooks was on the roof for less than 7 minutes before being confronted by police.
Law enforcement sources contradict the Secret Service, detailing a lack of local police presence in the building.
Sources: WPXI
A metal box of explosives connected by wires to a receiver were found in his car, which could be detonated by a remote control on his body.
— Wall Street Silver (@WallStreetSilv) July 16, 2024
He never searched how to make explosives, but he had explosives and a remote detonator?
He had help and a handler.
The only question… pic.twitter.com/GacylczC1W
"The only question now is who?"
At first, the FBI said they couldn't get into Crooks' phone, but later, using software from Israel, they managed to get in, but couldn't find any sign of a motive.
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NBC News: The FBI has accessed the phone of Thomas Crooks, the alleged Trump shooter, and based on the preliminary analysis of the phone the information has NOT helped the FBI determine what Crooks’ motive was for shooting at Trump, according to a senior U.S. law enforcement…
— Tom Winter (@Tom_Winter) July 15, 2024
There were no internet searches on how to make an improvised explosive device? That's weird.
NEW: Investigators believe Thomas Crooks may have planned on blowing up his car as a distraction so he could assas*inate Trump.
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) July 16, 2024
A metal box of explosives connected by wires to a receiver were found in his car which could be detonated by a remote control on his body.
What's even… pic.twitter.com/SnUnYUc6Oq
What's even more bizarre is that investigators have reportedly found *nothing* through his search history of him learning how to make homemade explosives.
In the final 48 hours leading up to the incident, Crooks went to the range, went to a Home Depot to purchase a five-foot ladder, and then went to a gun store where he bought ammo.
Investigators have successfully broken into his phone but claim they have found no motive.
Nothing about this makes any sense.
We're not trying to be conspiracy theorists about this either, but none of it makes any sense.
Imagine how bad it would be without the historic Biden transparency.
— JWF (@JammieWF) July 17, 2024
There are still missing pieces about this story that the Secret Service are holding out on.
— General™️ (@TheGeneral_0) July 16, 2024
No kidding.
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