The FBI on Thursday denied saying Thomas Crooks, the 20-year-old man who attempted to assassinate President Donald Trump at a campaign rally in July 2024, had no online footprint.
Conservative pundit Tucker Carlson alleged that the FBI “lied” about the deceased shooter’s seemingly nonexistent digital footprint and asked why that would be the case, teasing he would answer the question in a story on Friday with Crooks’s social media posts in his possession.
The FBI quickly disputed Carlson’s statement.
“This FBI has never said Thomas Crooks had no online footprint. Ever,” FBI Rapid Response said Thursday.
