A House lawmaker is now calling for a new investigation into the attempted assassination of then-candidate Donald Trump, after newly surfaced online posts have been tied to gunman Thomas Crooks, according to a whistleblower who spoke to the New York Post. The social media imagery and screenshots were never released by the FBI, and the bureau has not confirmed or denied whether the social media content belonged to accounts associated with Crooks.
The disclosures from the whistleblower are prompting fresh scrutiny from lawmakers who say the bureau never shared any of this material with Congress.
Several members of the bipartisan task force that investigated the July 2024 shooting now accuse the FBI of “stonewalling” their probe.
Rep. Pat Fallon, a Texas Republican who served on the committee, told the New York Post the newly revealed social-media activity attributed to Crooks “was never brought to us,” calling the omission serious enough to warrant reopening the investigation.
“I don’t think it would do any harm at all,” Fallon said. “You can’t investigate these things enough.”
Rep. Mike Kelly, R-Pa., was at the Butler rally the day Crooks fired at then-candidate Trump. He was the chairman of the House Task Force on the attempted assassination. Kelly said the FBI withheld crucial information and placed repeated roadblocks in the committee’s way.
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