{"id":2307409,"date":"2024-07-24T13:56:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-24T17:56:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/thomas-matthew-crooks-flew-drone-livestreamed-area-hours-before-shooting-as-new-details-come-to-light-chris-wray\/"},"modified":"2024-07-24T13:57:12","modified_gmt":"2024-07-24T17:57:12","slug":"thomas-matthew-crooks-flew-drone-livestreamed-area-hours-before-shooting-as-new-details-come-to-light-chris-wray","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/thomas-matthew-crooks-flew-drone-livestreamed-area-hours-before-shooting-as-new-details-come-to-light-chris-wray\/","title":{"rendered":"Thomas Matthew Crooks Flew Drone, Livestreamed Area Hours Before Shooting as New Details Come to Light: Chris Wray"},"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\">36<\/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%2Fthomas-matthew-crooks-flew-drone-livestreamed-area-hours-before-shooting-as-new-details-come-to-light-chris-wray%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=2307409&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>Ank&#8221; rel=&#8221;noopener&#8221;>FBI<\/a> is\u2063 working diligently to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/colonial-pipeline-ceo-testifies-about-response-to-ransomware-attack\/\" title=\"Colonial Pipeline CEO testifies about response to ransomware attack\">prevent future attacks<\/a> and ensure the safety of public officials.<\/p>\n<p> It \u2062is important for all\u200d of us to remain vigilant and report any suspicious activity to the authorities. By working together, we can help prevent further\u200b violence and \u2062protect our democracy. We must also \u200bremember \u200bthe importance of peaceful and respectful discourse, even in \u2062times of political disagreement. Violence is never the answer, and we must strive to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rfk-jr-s-speech-gets-roaring-applause-after-dems-attempt-to-stop-him-from-testifying\/\" title=\"RFK Jr.&#039;s speech triumphs despite Dems&#039; attempt to silence him.\">find common \u2064ground<\/a> and work towards positive change through dialogue and democratic processes.<\/p>\n<p>In the face \u200bof these challenges, we must come together as a nation and stand united against violence and\u2063 extremism. We must reject hate and division, and embrace unity \u200dand understanding. Together, we \u200dcan overcome these threats and ensure a safe and secure future for all.  <\/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\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section>\n<p>Two hours before he shot former President Donald Trump, Thomas Matthew Crooks scouted the Trump rally venue in an 11-minute drone flight, FBI Director Chrisopher Wray said Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>During a House Judiciary Committee hearing, Wray said Crooks flew the drown from about 3:50 p.m. to about 4 p.m. about 200 yards from the stage where Trump would speak, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/07\/24\/us-news\/fbi-director-confirms-thomas-matthew-crooks-flew-drone-that-livestreamed-footage-hours-before-rally\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a>. Crooks shot Trump and three other people from a rooftop about 140 yards away from the stage.<\/p>\n<p>Wray said the FBI is trying to determine why the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/drone-found-played-major-part-trump-assassination-attempt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">drone<\/a> was sent up and what it told Crooks, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/live-updates\/shooting-of-trump-christopher-wray-testifies-congress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CBS<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It would have shown the shooter, we think &mdash; again, we&rsquo;re still doing more work on this, I really want to qualify what I&rsquo;m saying, but I&rsquo;m trying to be transparent and lenient here. We think it would have shown him, kind of, what would have been behind him when he was shooting,&rdquo; Wray said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-embed\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AtnuBj55rmQ?si=xge34Gr-v1LYPqD4\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In other words, almost like giving him a rear-view mirror of the scene behind him. Except again, he wasn&rsquo;t flying it overhead while he was later back for the assassination,&rdquo; Wray said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re still trying to figure out exactly what he saw, because we&rsquo;re having to, in effect &mdash; because there&rsquo;s no recording of what he saw during those 11 minutes, our hypothesis at this point, our experts think he would have been live-streaming it,&rdquo; Wray said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And so we&rsquo;re trying to in effect say, OK, if this is the flight pattern, given these capabilities of the drone, what would you have seen, what could you have seen in these 11 minutes?&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>During his testimony, Wray revealed that on July 6, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-shooters-last-internet-search-revealed-another-piece-falls-place\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Crooks<\/a> conducted a Google search for &ldquo;how far away was Oswald from Kennedy.&rdquo; Lee Harvey Oswald assassinated President John F. Kennedy in Dallas in 1963.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;That&rsquo;s a search that obviously is significant in terms of his state of mind,&rdquo; Wray said.<\/p>\n<p>On the day of that search, Crooks registered to attend the July 13 rally, Wray said.<\/p>\n<p>He said that after the July 6 search, Crooks became &ldquo;very focused on&rdquo; Trump.<\/p>\n<p>During his testimony, Wray said Crooks used encrypted messaging apps on his devices and said that while the FBI was able to crack his phone, it is still searching other devices for a clue as to Crooks&rsquo;s motive.<\/p>\n<p>Wray added that &ldquo;it is, quite frankly, a dangerous time to be a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/alan-dershowitz-maxine-waters-comments-were-borrowed-from-the-playbook-of-the-ku-klux-klan\/\" title=\"Alan Dershowitz: Maxine Waters\u2019 Comments Were \u2018Borrowed\u2019 From The \u2018Playbook Of The Ku Klux Klan\u2019\">prominent public official<\/a>,&rdquo; according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/07\/24\/politics\/fbi-wray-house-hearing-trump-shooting\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Wray said the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/investigators-find-photos-trump-telling-search-history-rally-shooters-phone\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">incident<\/a> supports his concerns about a rise in domestic terrorism, according to the U.K.&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-13668215\/fbi-director-reveals-drone-bombs-trump-shooter-thomas-matthew-crooks.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daily Mail<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>He said, it was &ldquo;another example, particularly heinous and very public one of what I have been talking about.&rsquo;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Wray said he feared &ldquo;passion and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/arizona-governor-doug-ducey-signs-election-integrity-bill-reforming-absentee-voting\/\" title=\"Arizona Governor Doug Ducey Signs Election Integrity Bill Reforming Absentee Voting\">heated rhetoric<\/a> turning into actual violence.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;ve seen it against public officials of all sorts. We&rsquo;ve seen it against law enforcements. The number of officers shot and killed in the line of duty is alarming. It&rsquo;s almost every five days that a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/georgia-secretary-of-state-investigating-voter-registration-group-run-by-democrat-raphael-warnock\/\" title=\"Georgia Secretary Of State Investigating Voter Registration Group Run By Democrat Raphael Warnock\">law enforcement officer<\/a> is killed in the line of duty. 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