Investigators are facing renewed scrutiny over how much they knew about Thomas Crooks before the July 2024 attempted assassination of Donald Trump. Newly revealed details, including hundreds of troubling online posts, appear to contradict early FBI claims that Crooks was largely unknown to them. Members of the congressional task force say they were denied key information and now argue the attack was preventable. The controversy has deepened as former officials question why Crooks wasn’t flagged as a threat sooner.
