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FBI
July 30, 2024
William Upton
News

Trump Shooter’s Account Was ‘UNEQUIVOCALLY Pro-Biden, Pro-Immigration,’ Says Social Media CEO.

Andrew Torba, the CEO of the Gab social media platform, is pushing back against claims made by Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) deputy director Paul Abbate that the agency has found anti-immigrant and anti-Semitic posts made by would-be assassin Thomas Matthew Crooks. Abbate, during a joint hearing before two U.S. Senate committees on Tuesday, claimed the bureau had found what it believes to be social media posts made by Crooks between 2019 and 2020 that contained the racially charged comments.

“This is not consistent with Gab’s understanding of the shooter’s motives based on an Emergency Disclosure Request (EDR) we received from the FBI last week for the Gab account ‘EpicMicrowave’ which, based on the content of that EDR, the FBI appeared to think belonged to Thomas Crooks,” Torba wrote in a post on X (formerly Twitter) responding to Abbate’s claims. He continued: “Normally we don’t confirm the existence or content of law enforcement communications. In this instance we had to make an exception due to the overwhelming public interest in disclosure and transparency.”

The Gab CEO goes on to state that the account believed to be associated with Crooks, prompting the FBI‘s EDR, is not reflective of the characterizations offered by Abbate during the Senate hearing.

“The story is this: the account for which data was requested was, UNEQUIVOCALLY, pro-Biden and in particular pro-Biden’s immigration policy,” Torba wrote, adding: “To the best of Gab’s knowledge, as of 2021, Crooks was a pro-lockdown, pro-immigration, left-wing Joe Biden supporter.”

Thomas Matthew Crooks’ motivation for attempting to assassinate former President Donald J. Trump has been subject to much speculation. Despite gaining access to his phone two weeks ago, the FBI has been unable to provide any official details regarding why Crooks carried out the attack.

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Andrew Torba, the CEO of the Gab social media platform, is pushing back against claims made by Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) deputy director Paul Abbate that the agency has found anti-immigrant and anti-Semitic posts made by would-be assassin Thomas Matthew Crooks. Abbate, during a joint hearing before two U.S. Senate committees on Tuesday, claimed the bureau had found what it believes to be social media posts made by Crooks between 2019 and 2020 that contained the racially charged comments. show more
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July 30, 2024
News

Trump to Speak with FBI Following Assassination Attempt.

Former President Donald J. Trump has agreed to an interview with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) regarding the July 13 assassination attempt against him. This development follows a request from the agency, which says it is employing standard procedures in its investigation. Trump’s relationship with the agency has been fraught, especially after the FBI engaged in a controversial raid on Mar-a-Lago in 2022.

Kevin Rojek, an FBI agent from the Pittsburgh office, stated, “We want to get his perspective on what he observed.” He emphasized that the interview is a routine procedure that would be conducted for “any other victim of crime, under any other circumstances.”

During a recent Congressional hearing, FBI Director Christopher Wray suggested that Trump might have been struck by “shrapnel” during the assassination attempt, which resulted in the death of rallygoer Corey Comperatore. Subsequently, the FBI confirmed that Trump had indeed been shot, contradicting its director’s testimony.

The federal law enforcement agency also provided new information concerning Thomas Matthew Crooks, the individual responsible for the assassination attempt at the Butler, Pennsylvania, rally. Described as “highly intelligent,” Crooks reportedly maintained a small social circle throughout his life. His parents have cooperated extensively with the investigation.

Rojek highlighted that Crooks’s actions demonstrated significant premeditation. “Additionally, we believe his actions also show careful planning ahead of the campaign rally,” Rojek told reporters. According to the FBI, Crooks used aliases to purchase various gun-related items and took deliberate steps to conceal his intentions.

In preparation for the assassination attempt, Crooks had researched historical assassinations, including that of John F. Kennedy. The National Pulse reported on Monday that Crooks was identified through counter-sniper operations 90 minutes before he opened fire on Trump, with multiple security lapses within the Secret Service meaning he was not stopped in advance.

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Former President Donald J. Trump has agreed to an interview with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) regarding the July 13 assassination attempt against him. This development follows a request from the agency, which says it is employing standard procedures in its investigation. Trump's relationship with the agency has been fraught, especially after the FBI engaged in a controversial raid on Mar-a-Lago in 2022. show more
July 30, 2024
1A
TECH

Facebook Admits Wrongfully Censoring Iconic Trump Assassination Attempt Photo.

Facebook has admitted to wrongfully censoring an iconic photograph of former President Donald J. Trump moments after the July 13 attempt on his life. The image, captured by an Associated Press photographer, depicts Trump with a bloodied face and raised fist, with the American flag flying behind him. Facebook fact-checkers had been flagging the photo, claiming it was altered.

Facebook contends the censorship was supposed to target a manipulated version of the image, which falsely showed Secret Service agents smiling as they surrounded Trump. However, the original, authentic photograph was also censored.

Meta, Facebook’s parent company, acknowledged the supposed mistake following public backlash. Communications Director Dani Lever stated, “This was an error. This fact check was initially applied to a doctored photo showing the Secret Service agents smiling, and in some cases, our systems incorrectly applied that fact check to the real photo. This has been fixed and we apologize for the mistake.”

Facebook uses third-party fact-checkers and artificial intelligence (AI) software to monitor and control content on its platform. According to Meta, AI is used “to scale the work of fact-checkers by applying warning labels to duplicates of false claims and reducing their distribution.”

Meta and Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has engaged in extensive election interference in the U.S., mostly through the funding of the Center for Tech and Civic Life (CTCL). Meanwhile, a report issued in April found that Facebook has directly interfered with and attempted to influence American elections 39 times since 2008.

In March, The National Pulse reported that an AI system deployed in Washington state erroneously flagged factually true stories as misinformation.

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Facebook has admitted to wrongfully censoring an iconic photograph of former President Donald J. Trump moments after the July 13 attempt on his life. The image, captured by an Associated Press photographer, depicts Trump with a bloodied face and raised fist, with the American flag flying behind him. Facebook fact-checkers had been flagging the photo, claiming it was altered. show more
July 29, 2024
Christopher Tomlinson
Crime
Election 2024
News
Politics

New Footage Shows Law Enforcement Surrounding Would-Be Trump Assassin, While Leaving Trump on Stage.

New footage of the building where Thomas Matthew Crooks positioned himself in his assassination attempt on former President Donald J. Trump has emerged, showing law enforcement officials around the building moments before gunshots occurred.

Crooks had taken a position atop a building near a rally in Butler, PA. Despite the imminent threat, Trump remained on stage until shots were fired.

Bystander video footage released July 29 revealed that law enforcement had tried to clear the area between the building where Crooks was positioned and the rally’s perimeter fence about an hour before the shooting.

As security personnel seemed aware of the threat, Trump continued his speech without interruption until the gunfire began.

The individual recording the video, while fleeing the scene, noted heightened police activity with officers surrounding the sniper’s location. The footage was only released this week as the FBI had briefly seized the phone used to record the video.

President Trump suffered a minor injury, being hit in the ear. The shots also struck several attendees behind him. Corey Comperatore, a former volunteer firefighter, was fatally wounded while protecting his family.

Following the gunfire, Crooks was neutralized by Secret Service counter snipers stationed on nearby buildings.

Investigations reveal Crooks had flown a drone over the rally site in the hours leading up to the incident. It has been reported that counter snipers were alerted to Crooks’ presence approximately 90 minutes before the shooting occurred.

Questions still remain regarding the shooting, and Congress voted unanimously last week to create a task force to investigate the incident more deeply.

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New footage of the building where Thomas Matthew Crooks positioned himself in his assassination attempt on former President Donald J. Trump has emerged, showing law enforcement officials around the building moments before gunshots occurred. show more
July 29, 2024
TECH

Google is Trying to Memory Hole the Trump Assassination Attempt.

Search giant Google faces accusations of election interference following its omission of former President Donald Trump from its search autocomplete. The search engine’s autocomplete function does not suggest Trump’s name when typing “assassination attempt on,” despite the event being a highly viral subject. Donald Trump Jr. has criticized Google, alleging this action interferes with the 2024 presidential election and calling it “truly despicable.”

Over the weekend, numerous posts on social media platform X displayed screenshots showing the exclusion. Users who independently verified the claims confirmed that Google’s search does not autofill with Trump’s name in queries related to the assassination attempt. Senator Roger Marshall (R-KS) announced plans to launch an official inquiry into Google’s practices, stating he looks forward to the company’s response.

Google admitted in a statement to the New York Post that its autocomplete feature is omitting the suggestions due to political violence. A spokesman said that no manual manipulations were made to these predictions.

Meta AI has also censored mentions of the assassination attempt on Trump. On July 13, 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks attempted to assassinate Trump during a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. The attack resulted in the death of Trump supporter Corey Comperatore and left a military veteran critically injured.

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Search giant Google faces accusations of election interference following its omission of former President Donald Trump from its search autocomplete. The search engine's autocomplete function does not suggest Trump's name when typing "assassination attempt on," despite the event being a highly viral subject. Donald Trump Jr. has criticized Google, alleging this action interferes with the 2024 presidential election and calling it "truly despicable." show more
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July 29, 2024
Jack Montgomery
NatSec
News

Law Enforcement Knew of Trump Gunman for 90 Mins Before Shooting.

Newly made public text messages and surveillance reports reveal major miscommunications ahead of former President Donald J. Trump‘s near-assassination in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13. The messages indicate law enforcement knew of Thomas Matthew Crooks 90 minutes before he opened fire on the America First leader, injuring him and two other rallygoers and killing Corey Comperatore. This is significantly earlier than previously indicated, with Congress hearing the authorities were aware of Crooks for only 60 minutes during evidence-gathering hearings.

At 4:19 PM, a counter-sniper texted comrades to inform them his shift was ending, saying, “Guys, I am out. Be safe.” At 4:26 PM, he texted that he had identified a stringy-haired man outside the rally area, possibly with a rifle, as potentially threatening—but still left his post.

By 5:10 PM, the stringy-haired man, who turned out to be Crooks, had come closer to the rally site, and counter-snipers were taking pictures of him and sharing them in a group chat.

By 5:38 PM, counter-snipers saw Crooks using a rangefinder, but they did not monitor him consistently due to a lack of personnel. “I did see him with a rangefinder looking towards the stage. FYI. If you wanna notify [Secret Service] snipers to look out, I lost sight of him,” reads one remarkably nonchalant text.

Rallygoers spotted Crooks on the roof from which he opened fire on Trump as the former president took to the stage at 6:03 PM. However, he was still there at 6:11 PM, when he took the first of up to eight shots.

Almost 20 minutes after the assassination attempt, law enforcement still seemed clueless as to what had happened, with body-worn camera footage showing one on-the-ground officer saying, “So, on TV, they’re saying Trump was shot at, and he got hit, but I don’t believe that.”

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Newly made public text messages and surveillance reports reveal major miscommunications ahead of former President Donald J. Trump's near-assassination in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13. The messages indicate law enforcement knew of Thomas Matthew Crooks 90 minutes before he opened fire on the America First leader, injuring him and two other rallygoers and killing Corey Comperatore. This is significantly earlier than previously indicated, with Congress hearing the authorities were aware of Crooks for only 60 minutes during evidence-gathering hearings. show more
July 27, 2024
William Upton
Election 2024

ICYMI: Trump Will Return To Site of Shooting To Honor Hero Corey Comperatore.

Former President Donald J. Trump announced on Truth Social that he will be returning to Butler, Pennsylvania, to honor the heroic firefighter Corey Comperatore, who was killed by gunfire while shielding his family at the former President’s July 13 campaign rally. Would-be presidential assassin Thomas Matthew Crooks fired eight rounds at Trump, striking him in the ear, wounding two other rallygoers, and killing Comperatore after he dove on his loved ones to protect them.

“I will be going back to Bulter, Pennsylvania, for a big and beautiful rally, honoring the soul of our beloved firefighting hero, Corey, and those brave patriots injured two weeks ago,” Trump announced on Friday, July 26. He added: What a day it will be. Fight, fight, fight! Stay tuned for details.”

The former President’s planned return to the site of the attempt on his life comes amid several ongoing federal investigations into security lapses that resulted in Crooks being able to open fire on the rally from a rooftop just 400 feet away. Subsequently, on Wednesday, July 24, the U.S. House of Representatives—by a unanimous vote—approved a bipartisan task force of lawmakers to investigate the attempted assassination of Trump.

Meanwhile, on Thursday,  Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) director Christopher Wray testified before the House Judiciary Committee regarding the attempt on Trump‘s life. Wray confirmed to lawmakers that Trump was the intended target of the would-be assassin. He added that photos of political figures found on Crooks’s phone were cached images from news websites and unconnected to the assassination plot.

Concerningly, Wray told the committee that the FBI believes Crooks was live streaming aerial surveillance of the rally area through a drone before the assassination attempt. He did not indicate whether the feed was only available to Crooks or if others had access.

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Former President Donald J. Trump announced on Truth Social that he will be returning to Butler, Pennsylvania, to honor the heroic firefighter Corey Comperatore, who was killed by gunfire while shielding his family at the former President's July 13 campaign rally. Would-be presidential assassin Thomas Matthew Crooks fired eight rounds at Trump, striking him in the ear, wounding two other rallygoers, and killing Comperatore after he dove on his loved ones to protect them. show more
July 27, 2024
Jack Montgomery
Election 2024

Two Impeachments, Two Shootings? Kassam Warns Trump Is Not Out of Danger.

Vice President Kamala Harris has “not rowed back at all” on the extreme rhetoric that may have inspired the assassination attempt against Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, says Raheem Kassam, Editor-in-Chief of The National Pulse. He warns conservatives should not “underestimate just how far the left will go to try and get her over the line” in November.

“Remember, President Trump was impeached twice; he was the subject of an assassination attempt recently. There’s also no doubt in my mind that somebody out there, being radicalized, may well try that again. Impeached twice, perhaps attempted to be shot twice,” Kassam told Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk.

“You’ve got to look at the messaging that Kamala’s campaign is putting out there that furthers the chance of that happening. She has not rowed back at all from the [pre-assassination rhetoric] saying President Trump is a threat to democracy; he’s going to put you all back in chains, as they once said. That is a doubling if not tripling down on the rhetoric that will lead to further violence,” he added.

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Vice President Kamala Harris has "not rowed back at all" on the extreme rhetoric that may have inspired the assassination attempt against Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, says Raheem Kassam, Editor-in-Chief of The National Pulse. He warns conservatives should not "underestimate just how far the left will go to try and get her over the line" in November. show more
Amazon
July 26, 2024
William Upton
News
TECH

Jeff Bezos’s Amazon.com Features Apparel Stating: ‘The Only Good Trump Is A Dead One.’

Internet mega-retailer Amazon, founded by The Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos, is offering consumers clothing that features text celebrating the attempted assassination of former President Donald J. Trump. Shoppers can purchase hooded sweatshirts and T-shirts embossed with the words: “The Only Good Trump Is A Dead One.”

The clothing appears to be sold through an official channel provided by the e-commerce giant called “Amazon Merch on Demand.” According to the sales page, the program “…offers graphic tees, hoodies, clothing and accessories from a vast selection of popular brands and independent content creators. Each design is printed when you place your order.” In addition, Amazon Prime subscribers who purchase the menacing clothing items qualify for free delivery.

Even more disturbing, the “About this item” section pitches the T-shirts and hooded sweatshirts as “funny” and the perfect gift for birthdays or special occasions. “Great For Anybody, Father, Mother, Men Women Mom Dad Grandma Grandpa Brother Sister Son Daughter Husband Wife Boyfriend Girlfriend Best Friend,” the section reads, adding: “Funny quote design. A great option for a Birthday or any special occasion.”

In the aftermath of the July 13 shooting in Pennsylvania, some on the far left and, concerningly, in government roles celebrated the attempted assassination. The National Pulse reported that an FBI employee, responding to the attempt on Trump‘s life, posted on X (formerly Twitter): “Y’all gun-toting, 2nd Amendment-loving hillbillies better just sit down and stay quiet unless you’re gonna change your mind on gun control.”

Social media, following the violent incident, was rife with users posting callous statements like, “Don’t miss next time” and “So close.”

Actor and musician Jack Black was forced to cancel the remaining dates in his band Tenacious D’s tour after his sidekick Kyle Gass cheered the assassination attempt on July 14.

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Internet mega-retailer Amazon, founded by The Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos, is offering consumers clothing that features text celebrating the attempted assassination of former President Donald J. Trump. Shoppers can purchase hooded sweatshirts and T-shirts embossed with the words: "The Only Good Trump Is A Dead One." show more
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July 26, 2024
Christopher Tomlinson
Election 2024
Politics

House Votes Unanimously for Task Force to Investigate Trump’s Attempted Assassination.

The House of Representatives voted unanimously on Wednesday to establish a bipartisan task force to investigate the attempted assassination of former President Donald J. Trump. The committee will be empowered to review the actions taken by federal, state, and local agencies, officers, and other entities involved in the attempt on Trump’s life.

Introduced by Representative Mike Kelly (R-PA), H.R. 1367 passed with all 416 present Members of the House voting in favor. Among the task force’s duties will be scrutinizing United States Secret Service (USSS) security lapses that allowed would-be assassin Thomas Matthew Crooks to fire a reported eight rounds at former President Trump during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13, 2024. Two Trump supporters were wounded in the shooting, while rallygoer Corey Comperatore was killed while shielding his family from the gunfire.

SECRET SERVICE CHIEF RESIGNS.

The resolution was prompted by the resignation of USSS Director Kimberly Cheatle following a disastrous hearing where Cheatle was called “full of shit” by Republican representative Nancy Mace after the now-former USSS director refused to answer simple ‘yes’ or ‘no’ questions. Another lawmaker, Rep. Pat Fallon (R-TX), stated he re-created the shooting and was able to land 15 of 16 shots he fired, saying it was a miracle Trump managed to survive the attempt on his life.

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Chris Wray, meanwhile, stated that Crooks had targeted Trump specifically and had researched Lee Harvey Oswald, who assassinated President John F. Kennedy in 1963. Wray also noted that Crooks had used a drone at the rally site and may have attempted to livestream his footage prior to the shooting.

BIPARTISAN TASK FORCE.

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) jointly announced the task force’s composition, which includes seven Republicans and six Democrats.

“The task force will be empowered with subpoena authority and will move quickly to find the facts, ensure accountability, and make certain such failures never happen again,” Johnson said on X.

The task force is charged with delivering a comprehensive report to the House by December 13, 2024.

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The House of Representatives voted unanimously on Wednesday to establish a bipartisan task force to investigate the attempted assassination of former President Donald J. Trump. The committee will be empowered to review the actions taken by federal, state, and local agencies, officers, and other entities involved in the attempt on Trump's life. show more