{"id":2331350,"date":"2024-08-26T20:28:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-27T00:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/parents-of-trump-shooter-continue-with-major-legal-step-as-feds-look-into-what-they-know-report\/"},"modified":"2024-08-26T20:32:36","modified_gmt":"2024-08-27T00:32:36","slug":"parents-of-trump-shooter-continue-with-major-legal-step-as-feds-look-into-what-they-know-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/parents-of-trump-shooter-continue-with-major-legal-step-as-feds-look-into-what-they-know-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Parents of Trump Shooter Continue With Major Legal Step as Feds Look Into What They Know: Report"},"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\">34<\/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%2Fparents-of-trump-shooter-continue-with-major-legal-step-as-feds-look-into-what-they-know-report%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=2331350&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\u2064 parents of\u200d Thomas \u200cMatthew \u2064Crooks have hired \u2062a\u200c prominent\u200c legal firm to navigate\u2062 the ongoing investigation into their\u2062 son&#8217;s \u200cattempted assassination of former President Donald Trump on \u200dJuly 13. \u200cThe Pittsburgh-based firm, Quinn Logue, specializes\u2064 in criminal defense and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/inside-the-nras-strategy-to-escape-disaster\/\" title=\"Inside the NRA\u2019s Strategy to Escape Disaster\">civil suits<\/a>. As\u200c the FBI delves into the \u200ccase, uncertainty remains \u200cregarding \u200chow much Crooks&#8217; parents knew about his\u200b intentions prior to the incident. They had previously alerted law enforcement due to their son&#8217;s unresponsiveness. There has been growing\u2064 concern \u200camong some Republican lawmakers about the slow pace\u2063 of the investigation and the absence\u200d of\u200b clarity regarding Crooks&#8217; motives. Some critics argue the FBI and Secret Service are not \u2063being transparent and have questioned the conclusion that Crooks acted alone, especially given the evidence of multiple overseas \u2063accounts \u2062linked to him.  <\/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> <script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The parents of Thomas Matthew Crooks have hired a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ghislaine-maxwells-attorneys-seeking-original-photo-of-accuser-with-prince-andrew-and-a-pair-of-cowboy-boots\/\" title=\"Ghislaine Maxwell\u2019s Attorneys Seeking Original Photo Of Accuser With Prince Andrew And A Pair Of Cowboy Boots\">high-powered legal firm<\/a> as the investigation continues into their son&rsquo;s July 13 attempt to assassinate former President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>The firm of Quinn Logue, which is based in Pittsburgh, will represent Matthew Crooks and his wife Mary, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-13765351\/Father-Trump-shooter-Thomas-Matthew-Crooks-hires-criminal-attorney.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daily Mail<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The firm, founded by some of Pittsburgh&rsquo;s top attorneys, says it specializes in &ldquo;criminal defense and civil suits including wrongful death and personal injury.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Mail, citing a supposed anonymous family member, reported that as the FBI investigates the shooting, the agency remains uncertain exactly how much the gunman&rsquo;s parents knew about his plans.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The FBI still very much has questions about how much they knew and how he [Thomas] slipped through the net,&rdquo; the source reportedly 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>Prior to the shooting, the parents contacted law enforcement, saying their son had not responded to their attempts to contact him.<\/p>\n<p>Crooks&rsquo;s parents have made no statement after the shooting, and when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/report-parents-trump-shooter-alerted-police-hours-attack-worried\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">confronted<\/a> by the media have asked to be left alone.<\/p>\n<p>Some Republicans have voiced concerns over the pace of the investigation and the lack of any apparent motive in the shooting, which killed one rallygoer while wounding Trump and two spectators.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s been more than a month since former President Trump&rsquo;s near-assassination, yet the FBI has still not offered Congress or the public any real insights into Crooks&rsquo; motivation,&rdquo; Republican Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/grassley-fbi-weaponization-like-fiction-spy-thriller-actually-happened\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chuck Grassley<\/a> of Iowa said, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/08\/26\/us-news\/trump-shooter-thomas-parents-retain-high-powered-lawyer-as-feds-probe-what-they-knew-and-when-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The FBI ought to stop dragging its feet and provide a serious update on their investigation. Every day the FBI, as well as the Secret Service, keep the American people in the dark is another day wasted,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Republican Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin, who is part of the Senate panel investigating the assassination attempt, was more blunt.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;All I can really tell you is the Secret Service, FBI are basically dragging their feet. They&rsquo;re stonewalling us,&rdquo; Johnson said.<\/p>\n<p>The lack of progress has led Republican Rep. Mike Walz of Florida to question the federal dogma that Crooks acted alone, according to the <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 &ndash; and I think the FBI as well, but I&rsquo;ll have to check that &ndash; and said, he operated alone,&rdquo; Waltz said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;How do you know that mere days into your investigation?&rdquo;<\/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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/congressman-reveals-foreign-links-found-on-trump-shooters-cellphone\/\" title=\"Congressman Reveals Foreign Links Found on Trump Shooter&#039;s Cellphone\">encrypted overseas accounts<\/a>, but you can tell us he acted alone?&rdquo; he said, referring to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/crypto-com-acknowledges-hackers-stole-34-million-from-customer-accounts\/\" title=\"Crypto.com Acknowledges Hackers Stole  million from Customer Accounts\">accounts found<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-shooter-multiple-overseas-accounts-time-shooting-congressman-says\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Crooks&rsquo;s phone<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;So, I don&rsquo;t buy that yet.&rdquo;<\/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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The Pittsburgh-based firm, Quinn Logue, will represent both Matthew Crooks and his wife Mary, as reported by the Daily Mail. This firm is known for its expertise in criminal defense and civil litigation, including wrongful death and personal injury cases. According to an anonymous family member cited by the Mail, the FBI is still probing how much knowledge Crooks&#8217;s parents had regarding his intentions while investigating the shooting incident. &#8220;The FBI has lingering questions about their awareness and how Thomas managed to evade detection,&#8221; the source allegedly stated.<\/p>\n<p>Before the shooting occurred, Crooks&#8217;s parents reached out to law enforcement because they were unable to get in touch with him. They have refrained from making public statements following the incident and have requested privacy when approached by reporters. Some Republican lawmakers are expressing frustration over the slow progress of the investigation and are concerned about a lack of clarity regarding Crooks&#8217;s motives for his actions, which resulted in one death at a rally along with injuries to Trump and two others. Republican Senator Chuck Grassley from Iowa remarked that it has been over a month since Trump&#8217;s near-assassination without any substantial updates from either Congress or the public regarding Crooks\u2019s motivations.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The FBI needs to stop delaying and provide a comprehensive update on their findings,&#8221; he stated. Similarly blunt was Republican Senator Ron Johnson from Wisconsin, who is part of an investigative Senate panel: &#8220;The Secret Service and FBI are essentially stalling us; they&#8217;re not being forthcoming.&#8221; The stagnation has prompted Republican Representative Mike Walz from Florida to challenge federal assertions that Crooks acted independently: &#8220;I find it hard to believe that you can determine he acted alone so soon into your investigation,&#8221; Walz commented regarding claims made by agencies like Secret Service and DHS shortly after the event.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You can&#8217;t explain his motive but can assert he operated solo? You can&#8217;t access encrypted accounts overseas but can conclude he acted alone?&#8221; he questioned about information found on Crooks\u2019s phone. &#8220;I\u2019m not convinced yet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2331351,"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\/lol-these-guys-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[38348,32142,34809,5007,34998],"class_list":["post-2331350","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-federal-investigation","tag-legal-action","tag-news-report","tag-parents","tag-trump-shooter"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/lol-these-guys-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2331350","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=2331350"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2331350\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2331351"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2331350"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2331350"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2331350"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}