"(AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson) Tucker Carlson's latest video challenging FBI Director Kash Patel over the Butler, Pennsylvania, assassination attempt isn't just another high-profile critique it's a signal that the incentives driving MAGA media are shifting in ways Trump may no longer control. In a video expose published Friday, Carlson meticulously documented Thomas Crooks's digital radicalization: violent threats against Democratic congresswomen in 2019, followed by public mockery of Trump supporters in 2020."
"Yet the FBI claimed Crooks had minimal online presence. Less than a year ago, Carlson spoke at the 2024 Republican National Convention a prime-time slot reserved for Trump's closest allies a reminder that this is not a fringe voice but a central figure in MAGA media. That proximity makes his pivot all the more striking: Trump's handpicked validators are now under direct scrutiny from the audience they once cultivated."
"Patel and Deputy Director Dan Bongino have defended the bureau's account, with Bongino a former conservative media critic of the FBI now telling audiences bluntly: In some of these cases, the there you're looking for is not there. To Carlson, this represents institutional resistance that undermines MAGA credibility, even when Trump's handpicked leadership is involved."
Tucker Carlson published a video challenging FBI Director Kash Patel over the Butler, Pennsylvania assassination attempt and documented Thomas Crooks's digital radicalization, noting violent threats against Democratic congresswomen in 2019 and public mockery of Trump supporters in 2020. The FBI had claimed Crooks had minimal online presence. Carlson previously spoke at the 2024 Republican National Convention, establishing his central role in MAGA media. Patel and Deputy Director Dan Bongino defended the bureau, with Bongino saying “there you're looking for is not there.” Carlson interprets the episode as institutional resistance that erodes MAGA media's protective role and reflects a through-line from Bill Barr to Trump's second-term leadership.
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