FBI: Donald Trump gunman's motive still a mystery as new photos released |BBC News

US authorities said that the man who attempted to kill former President Donald Trump acted alone and there is no sign of foreign involvement.
But FBI officials stressed at a news briefing on Wednesday that a motive for the assassination attempt remains unknown, and they said that Thomas Crooks - the 20-year-old assailant - had a "mixture of ideologies".
The law enforcement agency described Crooks's search history, and it released photos of the gun he used and the improvised explosive devices found in his car.
Crooks attempted to shoot the former president at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on 13 July. He grazed Trump’s ear, killed one man and seriously injured two others.
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[@AwesomePC-l2i]

The story about Trump assassination begins at 4:05

[@nifralo2752]

Thanks

[@JohnDoe-pk2hs]

Only one month old and you're already more honest than they were.

[@silentmajority8365]

@@JohnDoe-pk2hs 1 suspect had pictures of Biden and Trump prosecutor in his phone 2 Secret service knew 90 minutes before the attack Crooks was there and armed 3 local police knew an hour before 4 People in the stands told secret service that ignored them 5 FBI allowed the body to be cremated before an autopsy 6 its a plot and only Harris stood to gain as they were already pressuring Biden to step down

[@w00master]

@@JohnDoe-pk2hs what? It’s a such a non issue at this point John. No one cares. What the heck are you taking about?

[@frontenac5083]

LOL! No, it does not. WTF are you talking about?

[@senorbah5481]

Literally had to double check the title of the video for the start of this.

[@michaelthomas6280]

I did too but they’ve been saying it all along. Pathetic

[@richardkent2014]

So the amendments us Brits wrote for you mean nothing now. This world has become a good advert for bringing back the British empire and empires of western Europe today. Make America ahd Britain and western Europe great again bring back our empires.

[@Aasif-bd1iv]

Very Unprofessional of BBC

[@stephenbrown4211]

Yeah they don’t like investigating their own

[@allenmusic9]

Seems obvious to me that Crooks put himself into a very public suicide

[@public.public]

or he was the fall guy for a deliberate near miss operation to obtain sympathy votes for Trump.

[@faithingod5533]

Defund this crap.

[@neildeeley4177]

Reeeeeee

[@cestlextase]

virtue signaling from conservative with no job classic

[@richardkent2014]

So the amendments us Brits wrote for you mean nothing now. This world has become a good advert for bringing back the British empire and empires of western Europe today. Make America ahd Britain and western Europe great again bring back our empires.

[@yourma2000]

@@cestlextase It's the left that is unemployed, that's why they vote left.

[@neondarknessor]

Yeah right lol. A mystery. That kid was the next Jason Born and outsmarted the police, FBI, and secret service. 🧐 strange no evidence is left.

[@Jpex369]

Just a thought. He probably was trying to kill him.

[@rita5792]

None of USA media report this. We were told that there will be a complete report after one month.

[@GreenAppelPie]

Well I don’t think you’d have to reach deep for ‘motivation’. Just look at Trump

[@alexwatson5507]

I bet Trump has done billions of better things than you.

[@BluntyBlue-e1l]

Defundthebbc millions of people have 🎉

[@alankeungz79]

BBC, CNN, NBC…no difference

[@w00master]

Because it's such a non issue. It was a month ago, and no one cares because no one should.

[@silentmajority8365]

@@w00master How can it be a non issue when it would have made it a one candidate race had it worked 1 suspect had pictures of Biden and Trump prosecutor in his phone 2 Secret service knew 90 minutes before the attack Crooks was there and armed 3 local police knew an hour before 4 People in the stands told secret service that ignored them 5 FBI allowed the body to be cremated before an autopsy 6 its a plot and only Harris stood to gain as they were already pressuring Biden to step down

[@backupplan6058]

Fox News, NewsMax, Russia Today…no difference.

[@w00master]

@@alankeungz79 btw @alan no one sane cares about drumpf. Dude should be in jail. Don’t be a traitor apologist. Thanks.

[@GrandpaVince]

He clearly targeted trumps ear

[@atxmaps]

This made me laugh because I was reminded of that scene in “The Jerk” where the cans Steve Martin is near keep getting hit by bullets. And he says “this man must hate cans!” And then starts running away from anything like a can. Stupid but so funny. This wasn’t obviously btw

[@silentmajority8365]

Very lame kid 1 suspect had pictures of Biden and Trump prosecutor in his phone 2 Secret service knew 90 minutes before the attack Crooks was there and armed 3 local police knew an hour before 4 People in the stands told secret service that ignored them 5 FBI allowed the body to be cremated before an autopsy 6 its a plot and only Harris stood to gain as they were already pressuring Biden to step down

[@jonathonclarke52]

Really BBC… a mystery?

[@frontenac5083]

Yes, really. Why? You've got inside knowledge? You know something we don't? If so you should tell the American authorities.

[@nathancoombes260]

How do i stop seeing bbc posts ffs 😢

[@Tr3xShad]

The reporting of the actual title ofvthe video starts at 04:12 🤦‍♂️

[@frontenac5083]

No, it does not, illiterate dumb-dumb.

[@Gary.North.ElectroBrain586.]

Democratic assassination plot

[@gravel7614]

Carried out by a republican

[@milkboccle]

@@gravel7614 of course he would register as a Republican, What are the right-leaning social media? Did he follow, all that’s right practically none

[@happyguilmore4253]

@@gravel7614no he wasn’t 🙄

[@happyguilmore4253]

@@gravel7614you don’t live in America. You can’t really believe the FBI? They kept the media quiet over the Hunter Biden lap top. And 51 agents were involved in making out it was fake 🤨

[@gravel7614]

There is more evidence that this isn't a democrat assassination conspiracy. Than evidence for. (Because their is 0 evidence)

[@user-rv9hp6bo3y]

The motive is the same motive as rhe people trying to stop him being President with all the lawsuits

[@Kimm.J]

Young man bullied his whole life, took aim at yuuge bully. A real genuis would've known that running a campaign on ViolenceRevengeAndRetribution... would be extremely problematic. Make better choices 👌

[@ReeBore]

Chickens come home to roost 🐓 😮

[@WildwoodCastle]

Wrong... Psychotic loner indoctrinated by Democrat propaganda and manipulated by anti-American entities attempts to assassinate the one candidate willing to risk everything to expose the corrupt entrenched unelected bureaucratic class...

[@derezzed6667]

Talking about the democrats campaign right? They’re the ones trying to imprison political opponents and calling them hitler who’s trying to end democracy

[@happyguilmore4253]

Next your say he’s going to have his enemies assassinated. That he’s hitler,and will start a world war if he gets in……………….. Oh hang on,he’s already been president and was the first president to not start a war in 48 years. Oh hang on he never had any of his enemies assassinated. Oh hang on none imprisoned either 🤨🤨🤨

[@alexwatson5507]

Annnnd it was the Democrats

[@ISirSmoke]

plenty of things to choose from when trying to guess a motive

[@3rdmm]

Starts @ 4:04

[@frontenac5083]

What does, dummy?

[@igorsm9397]

US: Warns China about sending arms to Russia also US: Send tons of bombs to Israel

[@Notwithstanding0]

Not comparable

[@RogerMellie-yk3gw]

Lol. I'd trust Russia over the sneaky yanks anyday. Not that I'm a fan of either

[@Shabeerali565]

​@@Notwithstanding0 why not

[@alping45814]

Yes but Israël is sending them for free to Palestina. So they are not totally selfish. They know how to share.

[@Shabeerali565]

@@alping45814 Do you think Russia keeping all this under storage 🤣🤣🤣

[@soton5teve]

100 yards, elevated position, couldn't hit a barndoor

[@KIMHY79]

What is this cocktail of hypothesis?

[@Aigfred]

Misleading headling. Misleading network

[@manuelcarloszao8450]

No comment

[@Introverted100]

Man didnt like ears..

[@Daisy494]

Sill a mystery?😂 I’ve not worked on rockets or performed open heart surgery but I’d say if you fire a gun towards a living body I’d presume you may intend for that person to die ?? AGAIN I’m just guessing he may have been trying to ask if he wanted a game of tennis 🎾

[@niembar3804]

Hi Daisy, That is an absolute razorsharp deduction and I will not argue with you at all your conclusion! (Maybe you should start directing your job profile towards rocket science). However, - and I do apologize for always applying my methods towards other subjects, you can call it a certain déformation proféssionelle - during my historical studies the most important question we had to ask for our research is: WHY? Motivation and reasoning, being able to understand - what we call the hermeneutical approach - have been quite important for events such as assassination attempts. 🙂 Food for thougth, Daisy, food for thougth.

[@montylaw2968]

@@niembar3804don’t waste your time here

[@Jonny-uu7wf]

@@niembar3804 I think Daisy was pointing out that the most likely answer is that he was a lone, mentally unwell person that had, for whatever reason, decided that someone else needed to die. The motive is neither here nor there, as they were the actions of a depraved individual, and he failed to actually kill his target. In the end of the day, people only want to determine his true motive so that they can understand if he was left wing or right wing, or because they are conspiracy theorists that believe it was all an inside job.

[@Daisy494]

@@niembar3804 Sir…. (also I am aware you could identify as a slice of pizza from the Amazon rain forest.In the world we currently live in)so I apologise if you do not go by sir BUT I’d like to begin with stating that response was one to admire out standing knowledge presented thankyou for your time and service 🫡….i was merely trying to be a tiny bit humours 🤏🏻and state the obvious this was an unwell human with an objective we won’t actually ever know why now will we the point is he did it and lessons need to be learnt I suppose. Your completely full to brim with braincells I bet you already know the format to the conspiracy to why it was done 😉🥰don’t Forgot to laugh at life a little likkle bit some times mr have a beautiful day😁

[@Daisy494]

@@Jonny-uu7wf exactly.

[@DOWNUNDER.]

Cool Xi Jinping is meeting with vegetables now

[@newphaze-gz2kf]

* Trudeau 🤡 * Macron 🤡 * Biden 🤡 * Kishida 🤡 * Schulz 🤡 * Meloni 🤡 * Starmer 🤡 * von der Leyen🐍

[@ISirSmoke]

bot

[@pessi6185]

It's funny how the Americans can work out things in other countries within minutes but it takes them forever to workout things that happen in their own country 🤫

[@stuartround]

Another "... and here's what we don't know" story.

[@peternelligan6780]

JETHRO TULL BAND THE SQUEEZE SONG DOES ALZHIMERS DISEASE HURT HOME LAND SECURITY DESIGN

[@wildandbarefoot]

He thought it was a Wilderbeast

[@crisdesousa7195]

This trump shooter reminds me of the Vegas shooter who shot at country music concert. Theres no signs, evidence or motive

[@ReeBore]

Trumps hip wiggling dancing 🤔

[@cjaneknit5090]

Huh? The FBI doesn’t protect the candidates; the Secret Service does.

Nevering paying a TV license.

[@ReeBore]

With a cucumber 🥒 😮

[@backupplan6058]

Guess you need the benefit money for cigs and alcohol.

[@csharpe5787]

What’s the point of Biden talking to anyone! Surely Biden getting involved is the last thing any of us need.

[@Michelle_Schu-blacka]

Somebody balls'd up the upload of this video or is very overworked since this isn't the first time this channel has made this mistake. Either that or there's some bureaucracy that stops the BBC doing more with its KZbin channel, even though the extra income would help keep licence fees lower and/or enable it to do more with its commercial arm, like for example, film making, which could potentially abolish the need for a licence fee.

[@ME-ne9tz]

Why is the hell would they let Biden talk to chi he can't even compete a sentence on live TV here in America where fucked

[@user-cx5yv1ms7e]

It's not a mystery at all.. He was a weirdy lefty.. but we're not allowed to say that 🤫

[@backupplan6058]

You mean the shooter who was a registered Republican, you keep spreading misinformation.

[@auro1986]

he was one of fbi, bbc knows

[@Dani-El.]

The Democrats are baffled.

[@slobiden.2593]

BBC “Man shoots presidential candidate. Motives unknown” You guys know you don’t need to pay for this crap. Unplug the aerial, don’t use IPLAYER. Been off of mainstream tv for 5 years. I feel so much better and a grand better off.

[@ReeBore]

You live in RU then 😅

[@user-cx5yv1ms7e]

Jake Sullivan is such a 🐍

[@GrinGottsGBL]

Always will be a mystery, it was designed that way

[@antoninababiy753]

Lie over lie

[@ReeBore]

Trump ?

[@HANGIN_in_PERRYDISE]

someone please explain to me how the secret service would allow him to stand up and turn this into a photo opportunity STAGED

[@sumirsookdeo9443]

You gonna ask the matrix???

[@AugustusCaligula]

Motive of the holocast was also a mystery

[@judewarner1536]

Not really, if you bother to read the history of the early 20th century revolving around Germany. Hitler and his cronies used the classic route to power of blaming some "other" for the failings of previous governments and the resulting poverty / social unrest. The "other" chosen, as it often is, was the Jews. Teutonic efficiency required an effective and final solution... the Holocaust. This is why the current rhetoric from the right is unsettling because it is using the same memes along the same route and promoting some equally extreme rhetoric from the left. Note the increasing frequency of "Jew" references in political dialogue and news streams.

[@curiositycloset2359]

It's over man, people have moved on. Apparently

[@backupplan6058]

They need to update your 3 month old bot software to include the English dictionary.

[@Kahneisha]

JFK book "Best Evidence" by David Lifton 1980. Tells who, what, how, why. Was he in on it?