JUST IN: FBI Accesses Trump Shooter Thomas Crooks’ Phone

The FBI has just accessed the cell phone of Thomas Crooked, Trump’s would-be assassin.

They obtained the phone yesterday and sent it off to a lab to break into it.

NBC News reported:

The shooting is being investigated “as an assassination attempt and potential domestic terrorism,” the FBI statement said. There is no sign at the moment that the shooting at the Trump rally had any link to a foreign actor, according to a U.S. official.

The FBI also said it had obtained Crooks’ phone and searched his home and vehicle. In a press call on Sunday, an official said the FBI had shipped the phone off to the FBI lab in Quantico, Virginia, to try to gain access to it.

The phone has now been unlocked.

However, officials are saying that the data on the phone has not revealed any motive behind Crooks’ assassination attempt.

Check out the news:

BREAKING:

FBI has accessed the phone of Thomas Crooks, the alleged Trump shooter, and based on the preliminary analysis of the phone the info has not helped the FBI determine what Crooks’ motive was for shooting at Trump.

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— 🇺🇸🇨🇿🇸🇪 PENNSYLVANIA IS TRUMP™ (@RED_IN_PA) July 15, 2024

BREAKING: The FBI has accessed the phone of Thomas Crooks, the alleged Trump shooter. However, a preliminary analysis of the phone has not helped the FBI determine Crooks' motive for the shooting. pic.twitter.com/WnW0vbxIkm

— Republican Fighter (@Rep_Fighter) July 15, 2024

New: FBI says it's gained access to Thomas Crooks' phone and they continue to "analyze his electronic devices". See full release below.@ScrippsNews pic.twitter.com/u8abzbiPmU

— Ava-joye (@Avajoye) July 15, 2024

The FBI simply says they are continuing “to analyze his electronic devices.”

Full press release here:

The FBI continues to investigate the shooting incident at the July 13 rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, as an assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump and as potential domestic terrorism. The investigation is still in the early stages, and the FBI is providing the following updates:

• FBI technical specialists successfully gained access to Thomas Matthew Crooks’ phone, and they continue to analyze his electronic devices.
• The search of the subject’s residence and vehicle are complete.
• The FBI has conducted nearly 100 interviews of law enforcement personnel, event attendees, and other witnesses. That work continues.
• The FBI has received hundreds of digital media tips which include photos and videos taken at the scene, and we continue to review incoming tips. We encourage anyone with information that may assist with the ongoing investigation to continue to submit it online at tips.fbi.gov or call 1-800-CALL-FBI.
• While the investigative work continues, FBI victim services personnel have offered assistance to the victims of Saturday’s incident.