{"id":24931,"date":"2025-11-27T16:43:56","date_gmt":"2025-11-27T16:43:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/?p=24931"},"modified":"2025-11-27T16:43:56","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T16:43:56","slug":"fbi-refutes-tucker-carlson-allegations-about-attempted-trump-assassin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/?p=24931","title":{"rendered":"FBI Refutes Tucker Carlson Allegations About Attempted Trump Assassin"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_71 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_1\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"td-modal-image\" href=\"https:\/\/defdeal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/JJHPG.webp\" data-caption=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"entry-thumb entered td-animation-stack-type0-2 litespeed-loaded\" title=\"JJHPG\" src=\"https:\/\/defdeal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/JJHPG-696x408.webp\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/defdeal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/JJHPG-696x408.webp 696w, https:\/\/defdeal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/JJHPG-300x176.webp 300w, https:\/\/defdeal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/JJHPG-768x451.webp 768w, https:\/\/defdeal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/JJHPG-716x420.webp 716w, https:\/\/defdeal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/JJHPG.webp 963w\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"408\" data-lazyloaded=\"1\" data-src=\"https:\/\/defdeal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/JJHPG-696x408.webp\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/defdeal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/JJHPG-696x408.webp 696w, https:\/\/defdeal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/JJHPG-300x176.webp 300w, https:\/\/defdeal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/JJHPG-768x451.webp 768w, https:\/\/defdeal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/JJHPG-716x420.webp 716w, https:\/\/defdeal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/JJHPG.webp 963w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" data-ll-status=\"loaded\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper td_block_wrap vc_raw_html tdi_73 \">\n<div class=\"td-fix-index\">\n<div data-widget-host=\"revcontent\" data-pub-id=\"196107\" data-widget-id=\"287185\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_post_share tdi_74  td-pb-border-top td_block_template_1\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_74\">\n<div id=\"tdi_74\" class=\"td-post-sharing tdb-block td-ps-bg td-ps-notext td-post-sharing-style1 \">\n<div class=\"td-post-sharing-visible\">\n<div class=\"td-social-sharing-button td-social-sharing-button-js td-social-handler td-social-share-text\">\n<div class=\"td-social-but-icon\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"td-social-but-text\">Share<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td-social-but-icon\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"td-social-but-icon\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"td-social-but-icon\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"td-social-but-icon\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_1 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>The FBI is pushing back on claims made by conservative commentator Tucker Carlson, rejecting his assertion that the bureau \u201clied\u201d about details surrounding Thomas Crooks, the would-be assassin who attempted to kill President Donald Trump in 2024. Carlson had alleged that the FBI falsely stated Crooks had \u201cno online footprint,\u201d and he promised to release evidence disproving that claim, Newsweek\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/fbi-tucker-carlson-report-donald-trump-shooter-thomas-crooks-11051435\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The FBI Rapid Response account on X refuted Carlson\u2019s accusation. \u201cThis FBI has never said Thomas Crooks had no online footprint. Ever,\u201d the account wrote.<\/p>\n<p>More than a year after the July 13, 2024, shooting, relatively little information has been publicly released about Crooks, the 20-year-old gunman who opened fire on Trump during a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n<p>Crooks fired eight rounds from an AR-15-style rifle while positioned on a nearby rooftop, killing one audience member and injuring two others before grazing Trump\u2019s ear.<\/p>\n<p>A member of the U.S. Secret Service Counter Sniper Team returned fire and killed Crooks within seconds. The attack exposed major security failures and ultimately led to the resignation of Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle.<\/p>\n<p>An independent panel reviewing the incident later concluded the agency required \u201cfundamental reform.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On Friday at 8:00 a.m. ET, Carlson posted a 35-minute video on X that he claimed contained material the FBI \u201chas worked hard to make sure you haven\u2019t seen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The footage included a clip Carlson said came from Crooks\u2019 Google Drive showing the gunman dry-firing a weapon in a room with paper targets taped to the wall.<\/p>\n<p>Carlson said the video also highlighted Crooks\u2019 alleged online activity, including YouTube comments and a range of digital accounts that may have belonged to him.<\/p>\n<p>Carlson relied on a source who he said used Crooks\u2019 phone number to identify a Gmail address, two additional email accounts, and accounts on Snapchat, Venmo, PayPal, Zelle, Discord, Google Play, Quizlet, Chess.com and Quora.<\/p>\n<p>He argued these accounts demonstrated a \u201crobust online presence,\u201d which he said contradicted earlier statements from the FBI.\\<\/p>\n<p>Carlson said the bureau asked whether he had verified the accounts, a response he described as \u201cconfusing\u201d because \u201cthe authenticity is self-evident.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The FBI Rapid Response account noted that the bureau as it exists today is not the same leadership that existed under the Biden administration.<\/p>\n<p>The account was created in November 2025 and made its first post on November 13.<\/p>\n<p>It has roughly 22,500 followers, including FBI Director Kash Patel and multiple national reporters, suggesting it is official but relatively new.<\/p>\n<p>Online users circulated a screenshot showing what appeared to be a Community Note attached to the FBI\u2019s reply, but the note had apparently been removed.<\/p>\n<p>The screenshot referenced a July 2024 comment by former FBI Deputy Director Paul Abbate, but that statement would not contradict the Rapid Response account\u2019s claim that \u201cthis\u201d FBI had never made such remarks.<\/p>\n<p>Carlson wrote on X on November 13, \u201cThe 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. The question is why? Story tomorrow.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The FBI Rapid Response account replied on November 14, \u201cThis FBI has never said Thomas Crooks had no online footprint. 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