"The FBI told us Thomas Crooks tried to kill Donald Trump last summer but somehow had no online footprint. The FBI lied, and we can prove it because we have his posts, wrote Carlson in a social media post. The question is why? Story tomorrow. After Carlson's post received thousands of likes, the FBI's Rapid Response department replied, This FBI has never said Thomas Crooks had no online footprint. Ever."
"FBI Deputy Director Paul Abbate claimed in July 2024 that the agency had found a social media account which is believed to be associated with the shooter. There were over 700 comments posted from this account, Abbate said, adding, however, that they were still working to verify this account to determine if it did in fact belong to the shooter. Apart from the suspected social media account, Abbate claimed there was a general absence of other information to date from social media."
"The FBI launched its rapid response social media account on Thursday, declaring that the days of bad-faith attacks and fake-news narratives are over. Under Director Patel, Deputy Director Bongino and Co-Deputy Bailey, your FBI is in a new era one where we communicate more than any FBI ever before and more directly with the American people about the important work we're doing, the agency announced."
An accusation asserted the FBI lied about the suspected Trump shooter having no online footprint. The FBI's Rapid Response account replied that the Bureau never said the shooter had no online footprint. Deputy Director Paul Abbate stated in July 2024 that investigators had found a social media account believed associated with the shooter, which contained over 700 comments, while investigators worked to verify ownership. Abbate noted a general absence of other social-media information reflecting potential motive or mindset. Public reaction included praise for the FBI reply and calls for release of the suspect's posts. The FBI launched a rapid-response account promising more direct communication under Patel, Bongino, and Co-Deputy Bailey.
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