Alright, folks, here’s a question for you: How is it that we know more about some guy accused of killing a healthcare executive than we do about Thomas Matthew Crooks—the 20-year-old who tried to assassinate President Donald Trump at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania? Think about that for a second. This was a presidential assassination attempt, and yet, nine months later, we still don’t have a real answer as to why Crooks did what he did.
And now, we may have an answer for why we don’t have an answer: The FBI is allegedly suppressing key information about the Trump assassin—including a possible lead on an accomplice.
Now, granted, the people making these claims aren’t federal investigators, but they are private investigators—specifically, a team led by veteran investigator Doug Hagmann, who has spent months looking into Crooks’ actions. According to Hagmann, “We don’t think he acted alone.” And he’s got more than just a gut feeling to back that up.
Let’s take a step back. Crooks, a 20-year-old with no known history of extremism, no manifesto, and no obvious ties to any radical groups, somehow managed to breach security and fire multiple shots at the Republican presidential nominee. That alone should have set off alarm bells. And yet, here we are, nine months later, with no official motive and an FBI that seems less than eager to provide answers.
Meanwhile, the people closest to him—his parents—have gone full ghost mode. According to reports, they refuse all interviews, avoid the public, and only leave their home at 3 a.m. to buy groceries. Not exactly normal behavior for a family whose son just committed the most shocking political attack in modern history.
🚨 NYP: Thomas Crooks “may have had accomplice”
Absolutely infuriating that we have no answers 7 months later. pic.twitter.com/PAP0lZk643
— johnny maga (@_johnnymaga) February 28, 2025
But here’s where it gets even weirder.
Hagmann’s investigative team reportedly conducted geofencing analysis on multiple electronic devices linked to Crooks—cell phones, tablets, and other tech—found at his home, at a shooting range he frequented, and at the rally where he attempted the assassination. The results? They allegedly indicate the presence of other people in close proximity to Crooks throughout key moments of his planning.
Hagmann’s conclusion? A criminal network was working with Crooks, and they are still operational today.
Now, if all of this sounds like the kind of thing the FBI would want to investigate thoroughly, you’d be right. Except they aren’t. Instead, according to multiple sources—including Rep. Clay Higgins (R-La.), who sits on a bipartisan task force looking into the case—the FBI has obstructed efforts to uncover the truth.
Higgins, who has been digging into the details for months, confirmed another critical piece of information: The initial shot that took Crooks down didn’t come from a Secret Service sniper, as previously reported. Instead, it was a local SWAT officer who took the first shot, something the FBI failed to mention in their original account of events.
And then there’s the toxicology issue. Higgins believes Crooks may have been under the influence of a prescription drug that sent him into a state of psychosis. But we’ll never know—because no toxicology test was ever performed. And to make things even more suspicious, Crooks’ family quickly cremated his body, eliminating any chance of posthumous analysis.
Now, if all of this was happening under the old FBI leadership, we might expect this kind of stonewalling to continue indefinitely. But there’s one big difference this time: Kash Patel is in charge now. And if there’s one thing Patel has made clear since taking over as FBI Director, it’s that he is not in the business of covering up for anyone—especially not the old deep-state bureaucracy.
