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New Crooks records stun lawmakers who investigated Trump assassination attempt
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Key Points:
- Republican lawmakers were caught off guard by newly released documents concerning Thomas Matthew Crooks, the 20-year-old who attempted to assassinate Donald Trump in July 2024 and was killed during the incident.
- The bipartisan House task force investigating the shooting, led by Rep. Mike Kelly, had limited cooperation from federal agencies, relying mostly on local law enforcement for their December 2024 report.
- Documents reveal that Crooks’ father searched for ways to prevent his son from accessing firearms two months before the attack, information not previously known to lawmakers.
- Senate Judiciary Chair Chuck Grassley obtained the records as part of an ongoing inquiry, with committee members emphasizing the need for a full accounting of the events and law enforcement failures on the day of the attack.
- Senators, including Josh Hawley, criticized the lack of coordination among agencies and called for transparency to prevent future incidents and avoid lingering uncertainties similar to historical assassination cases.
