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The new revelations about Thomas Matthew Crooks ought to set off alarm bells in every American who still trusts our national security agencies. Reports now link Crooks to a sprawling online footprint — including disturbing fetish and “furry” communities, execution-themed artwork, and violent commentary — details the FBI initially said didn’t exist or that offered no clear motive. This is not just sloppy work; it smells like a convenient omission that protects a political narrative instead of pursuing the truth.
Conservative citizens have every right to be furious that the public was told Crooks had little online presence while investigators were apparently able to tie him to multiple secret accounts. Investigative reporting suggests those accounts revealed a long slide into nihilism, obsessions with political violence, and a web of online communities that should have raised red flags long before July 13, 2024. If the FBI had this material, why were Americans left in the dark about motives and radicalization?
Official briefings early on described Crooks as a “loner” and a cipher, but the record now shows agents interviewed hundreds and combed through encrypted apps — meaning a lot more was known than the public was told. The Washington Post reports that, despite intensive efforts, investigators still described Crooks as enigmatic, which only deepens our suspicion that uncomfortable online links were downplayed. The American people deserve straight answers, not carefully curated summaries designed to soothe a worried populace.
Worse still, questions about the rapid cremation of Crooks’ body have never been satisfactorily answered, and critics rightly argue that destroying potential forensic evidence so quickly hindered independent scrutiny. Allegations that the shooter’s remains were cremated just days after the attack — during a time when outside investigators and Congress were gearing up for oversight — should demand a full accounting. Secrecy in a case that involved an attack on a major political figure is unacceptable and fuels the worst suspicions of a cover-up.
Let’s not forget the basics of what happened on July 13, 2024: Crooks climbed onto a rooftop near the Butler, Pennsylvania rally, fired multiple rounds, grazed the president’s ear, and left dead and wounded in his wake. That failure of foresight and situational control at a major political event raises urgent national security concerns about how protective details and local law enforcement coordinate. Americans deserve protection that actually protects, not excuses that deflect blame.
This is about accountability, not partisanship. Conservatives have long warned about a politicized federal bureaucracy that can be weaponized to shape narratives instead of revealing facts. If agents or managers scrubbed, minimized, or otherwise buried disturbing online evidence to avoid political fallout, that amounts to a betrayal of the public trust and must be met with robust congressional oversight and Inspector General inquiries immediately.
Patriotic Americans should demand transparency now: release the unredacted investigative files, explain the timeline of the cremation, and disclose every lead the FBI followed and why some trails were not publicized. We also need a real review of Secret Service coordination and protocols so no political movement faces another catastrophic security lapse. Until Washington answers plainly and publicly, suspicion will grow that the truth was sacrificed at the altar of convenience.
