{"id":2408848,"date":"2025-03-03T07:59:02","date_gmt":"2025-03-03T12:59:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bombshell-report-fbi-obstruction-may-be-protecting-accomplices-to-would-be-trump-assassin\/"},"modified":"2025-03-03T08:00:37","modified_gmt":"2025-03-03T13:00:37","slug":"bombshell-report-fbi-obstruction-may-be-protecting-accomplices-to-would-be-trump-assassin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bombshell-report-fbi-obstruction-may-be-protecting-accomplices-to-would-be-trump-assassin\/","title":{"rendered":"Bombshell Report: FBI Obstruction May Be Protecting Accomplices to Would-Be Trump Assassin"},"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\">24<\/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%2Fbombshell-report-fbi-obstruction-may-be-protecting-accomplices-to-would-be-trump-assassin%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=2408848&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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-times-issues-multiple-corrections-for-article-falsely-claiming-900000-u-s-children-have-been-hospitalized-for-covid-19-during-pandemic\/\" title=\"New York Times Issues Multiple Corrections For Article Falsely Claiming 900,000 U.S. Children Have Been Hospitalized For COVID-19 During Pandemic\">article discusses<\/a> a near-assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump\u200d in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13, during which one man was killed. the shooter, Thomas Matthew Crooks, is suspected \u200dof having accomplices,\u2063 and private investigator Doug Hagmann is leading an investigation that includes analyzing geofenced data from devices found\u200d at Crooks&#8217; residence and\u200b the rally site.Hagmann has interviewed over 100 individuals in his six-month investigation\u2063 and claims that the attack required important \u200ccoordination, suggesting \u2062Crooks\u200d was guided\u200c by others.<\/p>\n<p>According to Hagmann, \u2064federal agents may \u200bhave hindered his investigation, highlighting\u200c concerns about \u200cthe FBI&#8217;s potential \u200dobstruction.representative Clay\u2063 Higgins,also \u2064investigating the \u200devent,agrees wiht Hagmann&#8217;s concerns but believes Crooks acted alone,attributing\u200c his actions to possible\u2062 effects \u200dof\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"White House Releases List of President Trump\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">prescription drugs<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>both investigators and others express frustration over the lack of clear details regarding the motives behind the attack, leading to \u200cquestions about possible complicity within \u2062government agencies.  <\/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> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><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>President Donald Trump was almost killed last summer, and we still don&rsquo;t know much about the motives behind the attack.<\/p>\n<p>There are also indications that shooter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/photos-trump-shooters-rifle-gear-released-appear-confirm-report-crooks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Thomas Matthew Crooks<\/a> did not act alone on July 13 in Butler, Pennsylvania and that the FBI is obstructing attempts to investigate the incident, which left one man dead.<\/p>\n<p>Doug Hagmann has been leading a team of six other investigators in examining the assassination attempt on behalf of a private client, according to a Thursday <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/02\/27\/us-news\/would-be-trump-assassin-thomas-matthew-crooks-may-have-had-accomplice-data-shows\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">interview<\/a> with the New York Post.<\/p>\n<p>They&rsquo;ve been conducting geofencing analysis of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/bombshell-investigative-report-claims-link-trump-assassin-fbi-office-dc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">phones<\/a> and other devices that did not belong to Crooks but were found at his home, at the rifle range where he participated in target practice, at the Trump rally in Butler, and at his alma mater, Bethel Park High School.<\/p>\n<p>His team has also interviewed over 100 people over the course of their six-month investigation.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Hagmann told the outlet, &ldquo;We don&rsquo;t think he acted alone.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This took a lot of coordination,&rdquo; he asserted.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In my view, Crooks was handled by more than one individual, and he was used for this,&rdquo; Hagmann added. &ldquo;And I wouldn&rsquo;t preclude the possibility that there were people at the rally itself helping him.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Hagmann claimed that he was twice escorted to the Butler County line and told to leave as his team investigated.<\/p>\n<p>He believes the people who escorted him were either federal agents or a private security detail.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;One can assist in an operation like this by omission or standing down,&rdquo; Hagmann added. &ldquo;There are people still out there involved in this case that need to be brought to justice.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Hagmann isn&rsquo;t the only <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">person raising concerns<\/a> about possible federal obstruction.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Clay Higgins, a Republican from Louisiana, has also been investigating the attempted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/alleged-trump-assassin-ryan-routh-touts-direct-connection-thomas-matthew-crooks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">assassination<\/a> for months.<\/p>\n<p>Unlike other investigators, he thinks there is only one shooter and that prescription drugs played a role in Crooks&rsquo; behavior.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Something happened to make him go crazy, and that&rsquo;s why I think it might have been pharmaceuticals,&rdquo; Higgings told the Post.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He performed an attempted assassination, and he was committed all the way through &mdash; to death,&rdquo; he continued. &ldquo;He was not acting erratic, but he was a wild lunatic at the same time, incredibly calculating and incredibly smart.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In any case, Higgins also said that the FBI has repeatedly obstructed his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/preliminary-report-finds-thomas-matthew-crooks-fragged-rifle-likely-disabled-swat-operators-incredible-shot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">investigation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>America broadly knows that the entrenched interests in our government are not necessarily fans of Trump and probably would have wanted now-former Vice President Kamala Harris in office instead.<\/p>\n<p>As more and more days, weeks, and months pass without the public knowing a clear motive or even many basic details about the assassination attempt of our commander-in-chief, the FBI only makes itself look more and more complicit.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/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\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<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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