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Exclusive | Chilling new details about Trump shooter Thomas Crooks revealed in bombshell FBI docs: emotionless since birth
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Newly unearthed FBI documents reveal details about Thomas Matthew Crooks, who attempted to assassinate President Trump. Crooks' father, Matthew, described him as being quiet and emotionless since birth.
Crooks was born on September 20, 2003, without making a sound, and this trait reportedly continued throughout his life.
- President Trump’s would-be assassin, Thomas Matthew Crooks, was born without making a sound on Sept.
- 20, 2003, a trait that would follow him right up to the end of his short life when the 20-year-old died in a hail of Secret Service gunfire seconds after missing Trump’s head with a bullet by a hairsbreadth.
- “When Thomas was born he did not scream and he was always quiet from that point on,” his father, Matthew, told feds in newly unearthed documents about the July 13, 2024, assassination attempt in Butler, Penn.
Key Takeaways
- Crooks was 20 years old at the time of the attempt
- He was killed by Secret Service gunfire
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- Investigation into the assassination attempt and Crooks' background
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Understanding the motivations and circumstances surrounding the attempt can inform security measures and prevention strategies
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