{"id":2295614,"date":"2024-07-15T20:12:54","date_gmt":"2024-07-16T00:12:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbi-gains-access-to-trump-shooters-phone-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-15T20:15:06","modified_gmt":"2024-07-16T00:15:06","slug":"fbi-gains-access-to-trump-shooters-phone-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbi-gains-access-to-trump-shooters-phone-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"FBI gains access to Trump shooter\u2019s phone &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffbi-gains-access-to-trump-shooters-phone-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2295614&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The FBI has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lincoln-projects-tweets-of-private-dms-not-a-violation-twitter-says\/\" title=\"Lincoln Project\u2019s Tweets of Private DMs Not a Violation, Twitter Says\">gained access<\/a> to the phone of Thomas Matthew Crooks, the man who \u200cattempted to assassinate former President Donald Trump. \u200dThe investigation into the shooting is still ongoing, with the FBI conducting interviews \u2063and searches. Despite the \u200baccess to Crooks&#8217;s phone, his motive remains \u2063unclear. Congressional lawmakers have also \u200dlaunched inquiries into\u2062 the Secret \u2063Service&#8217;s handling of the incident.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">\n<div class=\"tdb-search-form-inner\"><input class=\"tdb-head-search-form-input\" placeholder=\" \" type=\"text\" value name=\"s\" autocomplete=\"off\"><button class=\"wpb_button wpb_btn-inverse btn tdb-head-search-form-btn\" title=\"Search\" type=\"submit\"><span>Search<\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">FBI gains access to Trump shooter\u2019s phone<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> <a class=\"tdb-author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/ashley-oliver\/\">Ashley Oliver<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-07-15T17:58:38-04:00\">July 15, 2024 5:58 pm<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1703847\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>FBI specialists gained access to Thomas Matthew Crooks\u2019s phone and were analyzing it as part of an investigation into the attempted assassination of former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">Donald Trump<\/a>, the bureau announced Monday.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/fbi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"FBI\">FBI<\/a> said its investigation into the shooting at Trump\u2019s campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, was still in an early stage as agents continue to search for answers about Crooks, the 20-year-old who authorities say opened fire on rallygoers, killing one and critically injuring two.<\/p>\n<p>Investigators have conducted nearly 100 interviews of law enforcement officers and witnesses and have completed searches of Crooks\u2019s home and vehicle, the FBI said.<\/p>\n<p>The bureau also said it has received hundreds of tips that include videos and photos from the rally.<\/p>\n<p>Crooks had accessed a rooftop outside the event on Saturday and fired multiple shots toward Trump. Photos and videos show a bullet appearing to nick the former president in the ear as his head was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3082180\/trump-rewrites-republican-convention-speech-focus-unity-not-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>turned<\/a> away from the crowd looking at a screen.<\/p>\n<p>A Secret Service countersniper on another roof killed Crooks after he opened fire.<\/p>\n<p>There are still many unknowns about Crooks and the massive security failure that led to the gunman\u2019s ability to take a clear shot at Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Crooks\u2019s motive remains unclear. The FBI\u2019s search of Crooks\u2019s phone has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/us-news\/mystery-around-trump-shooter-deepens-9d51f9ae?mod=e2tw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>turned up<\/a> no information to indicate what drove him to carry out the attack, and his parents were unaware of any political leanings he may have had, according to the <em>Wall Street Journal<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The FBI\u2019s Pittsburgh Field Office is leading the investigation, but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lawmakers-consider-enacting-statute-to-increase-punishments-for-domestic-terrorism\/\" title=\"Lawmakers consider enacting statute to increase punishments for domestic terrorism\">congressional lawmakers<\/a> from various committees in both the Senate and House have launched inquiries of their own as they also seek answers from the Secret Service about how the assassination attempt could have happened.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday night, the House Oversight Committee <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3083957\/house-oversight-issues-sweeping-records-request-secret-service-ahead-hearing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">sent<\/a> an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jack-smith-sends-search-warrant-to-x-requesting-to-see-every-user-that-interacted-with-trump\/\" title=\"Jack Smith requests search warrant to view all users who interacted with Trump\">expansive request<\/a> to the Secret Service in anticipation of a hearing it is conducting in one week with Director Kimberly Cheatle. The request included names of law enforcement officials at the rally, audio and video recordings the Secret Service had in connection with the event, and any internal documents and communications related to the incident.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Senate and House Homeland Security committees are both investigating the matter, and FBI Deputy Director Paul Abbate gave briefings to various committees Monday Morning.<\/p>\n<p>Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin (D-IL) announced that he asked the FBI, Secret Service, and the Department of Homeland Security to provide his whole committee a closed-door in-person briefing next week.<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1703847\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1703847\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/body><\/html><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The FBI has gained access to the phone of Thomas Matthew Crooks, the man who attempted to assassinate former President Donald Trump. The investigation is still in its early stages, with agents conducting interviews and analyzing evidence. Crooks&#8217;s motive remains unclear, and lawmakers are also launching inquiries into the security failure that allowed the attack to happen<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":49,"featured_media":2295615,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/AP24196766934038-e1721081612525.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[5591,35155,6842,3634,32076],"class_list":["post-2295614","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-fbi","tag-phone-access","tag-shooter","tag-trump","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/AP24196766934038-e1721081612525.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2295614","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/49"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2295614"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2295614\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2295615"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2295614"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2295614"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2295614"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}