Huh, That's WEIRD: We Just Learned a Lot MORE About the First Would-Be Trump Assassin in Butler, PA

Sam J. | 12:40 PM on September 15, 2026

If the official line is still that Thomas Crooks was just a lonely 20-year-old who acted entirely alone, the latest federal records are doing that story no favors.

Documents obtained by Fox News Digital show the would-be Trump assassin had gun parts shipped to his parents’ house under the alias “Bob Dole,” scooped up the packages before dad got home, and then — after Secret Service ended the Butler attack — had his cremation quietly covered by an anonymous donor.

Motive still unexplained.

Donor still unnamed. Body already gone.

And yet Washington keeps insisting there’s nothing left to see here.

BREAKING: Federal records obtained by Fox News Digital show would-be Trump assassin Thomas Crooks reportedly received packages containing gun parts under the alias “Bob Dole,” while an anonymous donor paid to have his body cremated. pic.twitter.com/gnR8prQymM
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) September 15, 2026

What the Hell, right?

Well, that’s kinda weird. https://t.co/OlFLbAoMx1
— Hard Pass (@HardPass4) September 15, 2026

Seriously.

Bob Dole says that's something only Bob Dole would do
— Alhattan O'Cattle (@Alhattanocattle) September 15, 2026

It was an inside job.
— Steadfast (@MForbes) September 15, 2026

*cough cough*

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Rep. Clay Higgins flagged the rushed release back in Aug 2024 as “disturbing” and an obstacle to independent examination. FBI said it followed normal procedures with the coroner. Grassley’s committee now has the records. Who paid? Why so fast? The note exists. The questions…
— Cyndexia 🥂💯 (@CyndexiaTruther) September 15, 2026