{"id":2329132,"date":"2024-08-22T11:38:01","date_gmt":"2024-08-22T15:38:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/congressman-reveals-foreign-links-found-on-trump-shooters-cellphone\/"},"modified":"2024-08-22T11:42:41","modified_gmt":"2024-08-22T15:42:41","slug":"congressman-reveals-foreign-links-found-on-trump-shooters-cellphone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/congressman-reveals-foreign-links-found-on-trump-shooters-cellphone\/","title":{"rendered":"Congressman Reveals Foreign Links Found on Trump Shooter&#8217;s Cellphone"},"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\">18<\/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%2Fcongressman-reveals-foreign-links-found-on-trump-shooters-cellphone%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=2329132&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 article\u2062 reports on concerns\u200b raised by Republican Representative Mike Waltz of Florida regarding the \u200dpotential\u2062 foreign connections tied to Thomas Matthew Crooks, the individual \u200dcharged with attempting to assassinate former President \u2062Donald Trump. During\u200d a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania,\u200b on July 13, Crooks wounded Trump \u2064and killed\u200c a rally attendee, raising alarm about his use of multiple encrypted accounts based outside the United States, particularly in countries like Belgium, New Zealand, and Germany. Waltz emphasizes the lack \u200dof transparency and information from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mtg-says-multiple-federal-agencies-investigating-swatting-attempts-against-her\/\" title=\"MTG Says Multiple Federal Agencies Investigating Swatting Attempts Against Her\">federal agencies investigating<\/a> the incident, questioning why authorities quickly classified Crooks as a \u2063lone actor despite ongoing investigations into his motivations and connections.<\/p>\n<p>The representative expresses frustration that the FBI and Secret Service have not provided details about Crooks&#8217; communications or\u2063 motives, especially in light of threats allegedly originating from Iran. Waltz indicates that Crooks&#8217;\u2062 ability to create explosives suggests a need for deeper inquiries \u200dinto his activities and connections,\u2062 raising doubts about the thoroughness and conclusions of current\u200d investigations. the situation is portrayed as one filled with unanswered questions, and Waltz calls for more immediate disclosure of information related to the case.  <\/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>The contents of Trump shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks&rsquo;s cell phone lead Republican Rep. Mike Waltz of Florida to fear that there are potential foreign connections to the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Crooks wounded Trump and killed one rallygoer while wounding two others during a July 13 rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n<p>Walz is one member of a House task force looking into the incident along with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-bidens-tax-fueled-spending-spree\/\" title=\"Joe Biden\u2019s Tax-Fueled Spending Spree\">multiple federal agencies<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, he voiced frustration with what remains unknown about the contents of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/should-gun-store-sales-get-special-credit-card-tracking-states-split-on-mandating-or-prohibiting-it-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"States divided on requiring or banning special credit card tracking for gun store sales - Washington Examiner\">shooter&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s cell phone weeks after the shooting, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/trump-shooter-multiple-encrypted-accounts-overseas-germany-rep-waltz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We still haven&rsquo;t learned a lot. We haven&rsquo;t learned that much about those overseas accounts. We do know that they were in, if I get this correctly, Belgium, New Zealand and Germany,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\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;Why does a 19-year-old kid who is a health care aide need encrypted platforms not even based in the United States, but based abroad, where most terrorist organizations know it is harder for our law enforcement to get into? That&rsquo;s a question I&rsquo;ve had since day one,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>He said the FBI and Secret Service need to  information as their investigations progress, not hold it all until the end of the probes months from now.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They need to be releasing information as they come across it, because this wasn&rsquo;t an isolated incident. The threats are continually Iran&rsquo;s threats,&rdquo; he said. Referring to reports that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/jaw-dropping-security-trump-event-already-beefed-thanks-iran-threat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Iran<\/a> has put a price on Trump&rsquo;s head.<\/p>\n<p>Waltz said there has not been enough evidence d to back up the contention of federal agencies that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/new-video-clearest-earliest-yet-thomas-matthew-crooks-shooting-else-notice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Crooks<\/a> acted alone, according to the U.K.&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-13767237\/Rep-Mike-Waltz-says-isnt-convinced-Donald-Trump-shooter-Thomas-Crooks-acted-assassination-attempt.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daily Mail<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t understand, and I don&rsquo;t have any answers yet to help me understand how the [Secret] Service and DHS came out so quickly and said &mdash; and I think the FBI as well, but I&rsquo;ll have to check that &mdash; and said, he operated alone,&rdquo; Waltz said .<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;How do you know that mere days into your investigation?&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You can&rsquo;t tell us his motive, but you could tell us he operated alone? You can&rsquo;t get into these encrypted overseas accounts, but you can tell us he acted alone?&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;So, I don&rsquo;t buy that yet.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Thomas Crooks&rsquo; phone yields no clues about motive for Trump assassination attempt &mdash; attention turns to his laptop: sources <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KuvdoBQwZN\">https:\/\/t.co\/KuvdoBQwZN<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Tizf7NzQci\">pic.twitter.com\/Tizf7NzQci<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; New York Post (@nypost) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nypost\/status\/1813022380899311813?\">July 16, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Walz said the fact that Crooks made <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/shooters-classmate-drops-bombshell-crooks-linked-school-shooting-plot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">two bombs<\/a> is an indication of a need to dig deeper.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t know of many 19-year-old kids who could make multiple IEDs with a remote detonator on their own. Why didn&rsquo;t that get picked up if he&rsquo;s searching that online or buying literature on how to do that?&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The more we get into it, the more questions I have,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Mike Waltz from Florida about possible foreign ties to the incident. During a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13, Crooks injured Trump and fatally shot one attendee while injuring two others. Waltz is part of a House task force investigating the event alongside various federal agencies. On Wednesday, he expressed his frustration over the lack of clarity regarding the contents of Crooks&#8217;s cell phone weeks after the shooting, as reported by Fox News. He stated, \u201cWe still haven\u2019t learned much. We know there were accounts linked to Belgium, New Zealand, and Germany.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Waltz questioned why a 19-year-old healthcare aide would require encrypted communication platforms based outside of the U.S., which complicates law enforcement access: \u201cThat\u2019s been my question since day one.\u201d He emphasized that both the FBI and Secret Service should share findings as they arise rather than withholding information until investigations conclude months later. He noted ongoing threats from Iran against Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Waltz also pointed out that there hasn&#8217;t been sufficient evidence to support federal claims that Crooks acted independently: \u201cI don\u2019t understand how agencies like [the Secret] Service and DHS could assert so quickly that he operated alone,\u201d he remarked. \u201cYou can\u2019t determine his motive but can claim he acted alone? You can\u2019t access these encrypted overseas accounts but can tell us he was solo?\u201d <\/p>\n<p>He further highlighted concerns regarding Crooks&#8217;s ability to create two bombs: &#8220;I don\u2019t know many 19-year-olds capable of making multiple IEDs with remote detonators by themselves.&#8221; This raises additional questions about how such activities went unnoticed if he was researching or purchasing related materials online<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2329133,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Thomas-Matthew-Crooks.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[5408,38957,34998],"class_list":["post-2329132","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-congressman","tag-foreign-links","tag-trump-shooter"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Thomas-Matthew-Crooks.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2329132","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2329132"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2329132\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2329133"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2329132"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2329132"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2329132"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}