US - Shots fired at Donald Trump rally in Pennsylvania as former president is seen with blood across his face, 13 July 2024

[vls12345]

Well,
Checking THIS specific ROOF
(opposite the stage)
didn't need knowledge of "history/balance/ struggle".

Simply common sense.

I snipped & bolded part of your post.

I think that's what the most stunning piece of this is -- almost anyone would have said that the Secret Service should have ensured that roof/building was secure. Anybody who has ever watched a movie or tv show that depicted the Secret Service or even anything with bodyguards would have easily known that.

The level of incompetence is shocking.

 

[Seattle1]

“When reached by CNN late Saturday night, Thomas Matthew Crooks’ father said he was trying to figure out “what the hell is going on” but would “wait until I talk to law enforcement” before speaking about his son.”

I cannot begin to fathom how this will forever impact his family.

How can his father even be talking to the media at all right now? I’d be crawling into a cave and never coming out. I wouldn’t be able to process or cope.

In rolling NBC live coverage, there was a reporter set up blocks away from the family residence in Bethel Park who said it was the closest they were allowed to set up, and that LE was assembling to execute a search warrant on the shooter's home -- and it was like 3AM!

I agree about the father-- not a burden I'd wish on any mother or father. Nobody raises their child to be an assassin.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/live-blog/trump-biden-rnc-election-live-updates-rcna161404

 

[indicolite22]

The shooter must have known that he would not get out of it alive. Who is ready to give up their life for politics? Nobody sane, IMO.

 

[kuromiiiilove]

Just popping in to say the shooter donating to a liberal PAC is NOT confirmed… the donation address is Pittsburgh, not Bethel, and there’s a 60-yr old Thomas Crooks in Pittsburgh. Right now, I’m tentative on this since it seems people are looking at the records of any Thomas Crooks in PA.MOO

 

[Dotta]

A very young man who historically supported both parties. How to make a decision like this - to shoot an unarmed man at a political rally? I hope there's more info to come. How disturbing to never understand motive.

How can we - the Public - understand
if the shooter's father himself is at a loss??

 

[BenjaminJAndersonAlly]

<modsnip - quoted post was conspiracy theory/bashing SS>

According to SS website, major Presidential candidates are eligible for SS protection w/in 120 days of the election.

However/of course, as previously discussed, President Trump having been a former president has SS protection for life, & that should have been enough to warrant a level of SS security presence that possessed the skill, knowledge, experience, and ability to execute in a manner that would have prevented the entire occurrence.

Frequently Asked Questions About Us

The United States Secret Service, one of the nation's oldest federal investigative law enforcement agencies, was founded in 1865 as a branch of the U.S. Treasury Department.

www.secretservice.gov

 

[Gemmie]

Wow. Running his DNA was sure quick to get a name back. I wonder how they traced him through DNA? Someone in his family would have to have their DNA submitted in the database.

He didn’t have any identification on his body, so agents had to “run his DNA and get biometric confirmation,” Kevin Rojek, the special agent in charge of the FBI’s Pittsburgh field office, said at a press conference Saturday night before Crooks was named.

https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/election-biden-trump-07-13-24/index.html

 

[kuromiiiilove]

I’m

Please remove this man’s personal information from your post.

done, thanks.

 

[Gemmie]

Just popping in to say the shooter donating to a liberal PAC is NOT confirmed… the donation address is Pittsburgh, not Bethel, and there’s a 60-yr old Thomas Crooks in Pittsburgh. Right now, I’m tentative on this since it seems people are looking at the records of any Thomas Crooks in PA.MOO

It's confirmed in my mind. You're looking at the wrong Thomas Crooks. This is the shooter:



He's the one on the bottom at this link:

Browse Individual contributions - FEC.gov

Clicking on his name gives you the info, then clicking on the button on the top of that page that says Open Image gets you what I SS'ed at the top of this post.

 

[Gemmie]

Googling for PROGRESSIVE TURNOUT PROJECT which is what he had his $15 earmarked for is:

Progressive Turnout Project

Our mission: Rally Democrats to vote. Progressive Turnout Project is the largest voter contact organization in the country.

www.turnoutpac.org

 

[Bounceycat]

It's confirmed in my mind. You're looking at the wrong Thomas Crooks. This is the shooter:

View attachment 517716

He's the one on the bottom at this link:

Browse Individual contributions - FEC.gov

Clicking on his name gives you the info, then clicking on the button on the top of that page that says Open Image gets you what I SS'ed at the top of this post.

I feel it's relevant to point out that he was 17 years old and in 11th grade when that contribution was made.

 

[indicolite22]

Mr. Crooks appears to have graduated in 2022 from Bethel Park High School, which has about 1,400 students, and received a $500 “star award” that year from the National Math and Science Initiative, according to The Tribune-Review in western Pennsylvania.

Here’s What Is Known About the Suspect Who Tried to Assassinate Trump

Authorities identified the gunman as a 20-year-old man from Bethel Park, Pa., a town about an hour’s drive from the site of the shooting.

www.nytimes.com

When did it all take a turn?

 

[Seattle1]

<modsnip - quoted post was conspiracy theory>

Reportedly, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has repeatedly denied both Donald Trump and Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Secret Service protection for various reasons.

Kennedy was told it was too early and/or protection not warranted until the National Convention, and while Trump already has some Secret Service protection as the former US President, last year, pending Trumps felony charges (now convictions), Bennie Thompson, the ranking member of the House Committee on Homeland Security, introduced the Denying Infinite Security and Government Resources Allocated toward Convicted and Extremely Dishonorable (DISGRACED) Former Protectees Act (HR 8081), to sever or limit Trump's protection services. However, under the Act, I think Trump has to be sentenced first to deny him Secret Service protection (sentencing scheduled for Sept 18, 2024). MOO

https://democrats-homeland.house.gov/imo/media/doc/disgraced_former_protectees_act_factsheet1.pdf

 

[spunkyunion]

I'm stuck on the DNA. If no ID and the father was still trying to figure out "what the hell" was going on, and waiting to speak to Law Enforcement, how did DNA biometrics ID this 20 year old?

https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/election-biden-trump-07-13-24/index.html

 

[Marantz4250b]

I looked him up in the state's voter registration site.

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Voter Registration Status

May I ask - why on earth do you have to identify your political leanings in order to vote in the USA? Do you have have secret ballots?

 

[CatsandMystery]

I feel it's relevant to point out that he was 17 years old and in 11th grade when that contribution was made.

Good catch, seems that combined with where the donation was made and the fact that there was a man by the same name in the state the donation was made lend a lot of credibility to the donation not being made by the shooter.

 

[Bounceycat]

Good catch, seems that combined with where the donation was made and the fact that there was a man by the same name in the state the donation was made lend a lot of credibility to the donation not being made by the shooter.

It had his address so I don't believe it was mistaken identity. But just pointing out he was young and it was before he was even old enough to register to vote.

 

[OddOneOut]

May I ask - why on earth do you have to identify your political leanings in order to vote in the USA? Do you have have secret ballots?

You only have to choose a party when voting in the primaries. You have to tell them whether to give you a Democrat or Republican ballot. In November, for the presidential, senator, etc. election we can vote either way or vote some Democrat and some Republican offices or for another party. The ballot shows everyone that is running. Yes, our actual votes are secret.

 

[Seattle1]

It's confirmed in my mind. You're looking at the wrong Thomas Crooks. This is the shooter:

View attachment 517716

He's the one on the bottom at this link:

Browse Individual contributions - FEC.gov

Clicking on his name gives you the info, then clicking on the button on the top of that page that says Open Image gets you what I SS'ed at the top of this post.

I first heard of the political contribution by Live NBC reporter and no reason to believe reporter didn't verify what she reported. Perhaps the confusion is coming from the FEC form itself that reports the same street address and zip code as listed on Crooks voter registration but lists the city as Pittsburgh versus Bethel Park.
I guess I don't understand the concern over his donation since I personally make financial contributions to candidates and issues, and not political parties. I hope my mind never narrows where I can't see beyond a party affiliation. JMO

 

[Marantz4250b]

But he still had access to a high powered weapon.....

Yet not old enough to buy a handgun!