FBI Concludes Trump’s Would-Be Assassin in Butler Acted Alone
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) officials reportedly said Thursday that the man who attempted to assassinate President Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, acted alone.
The FBI’s conclusion came after an intense, global investigation in which authorities said they left nothing to chance, Fox News reported Friday.
The outlet interviewed FBI Director Kash Patel, Deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino and a senior official who asked to remain anonymous due to the sensitive nature of his work.
Patel said his team has been on the case since they took over the agency, and explained, “We not only had to maintain the chain of command back to President Trump, but we also had to remind the world that President Trump was the victim – one of four victims – that day. There are victims’ rights rules that apply to him, and they are not erased because he is the president.”
“We fully briefed the president, as a victim of this matter, at the White House, providing him with all the details of our investigation, and the president was satisfied with the results and where we left,” Patel said.
The shooter in this case was identified as Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, who was allegedly interested in “furries” and used “they/them” pronouns.
Video footage shows the moment the shots rang out during the election rally:
Moments after President Trump was shot in the ear and left bloodied during the event, a bystander was shot and killed, while two others were seriously injured. U.S. Secret Service agents eventually shot Crooks dead.
The president then spoke about the attempt on his life and thanked God for sparing him.
The Breitbart News article noted: “Corey Comperatore, a husband, father and Pennsylvania firefighter, was killed while trying to protect his wife and daughter after Crooks opened fire. Two other men, James Copenhaver, 74, and David Dutch, 57, were also injured following the attempted assassination of Trump.”
Trump, who is not easily subdued, finally returned to Butler:
The Fox article stated that Patel, Bongino and the official wanted to be completely transparent with the American people regarding the investigation, amid reports suggesting there were multiple theories regarding the matter.
“We’ve looked at this case over and over again – we’ve looked at every nugget. We’ve talked to the families, to the president – there’s no cover-up here. There’s no motive, there’s no reason for this,” Bongino said.
Now the case is “pending, inactive” and authorities will investigate credible leads.
