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Trump assassination attempt: Thomas Matthew Crooks 'strikingly intelligent' with 1500 SAT score: report
FBI officials sat down with former President Trump last week to reveal an increasingly complex portrait of the Republican nominee for president’s shooter, Thomas Matthew Crooks.
On Aug. 1, federal agents shared new information with Trump that they had uncovered about his would-be assassin since the July 13 shooting at a Butler, Pennsylvania, rally, sources told ABC News.
The FBI said in the meeting it believes Crooks was “strikingly intelligent” but likely had an undiagnosed disorder.
The 20-year-old scored higher than 1500 on his SAT pre-college exam. The average score in the U.S. is 1050, according to the College Board.
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An undated image of Thomas Matthew Crooks. (Handout via AFP)
Citing loved ones and ex-classmates, the FBI revealed Crooks “would routinely sway back and forth while standing at the bus stop.”
The agency said that despite his, at times, odd behavior, Crooks was never diagnosed with any disorder.
Thomas Matthew Crooks graduating from Bethel Park High School in 2022. (Obtained by Fox News Digital)
The FBI reportedly told Trump that Crooks’ motive was still unknown as of last week.
Crooks worked at an assisted-living center and lived with his parents at the time of the attack.
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In the weeks leading up to Crooks’ premeditated attack, he searched online for both Democratic and Republican politicians, along with the upcoming Democratic National Convention and “depressive disorder.”
Former President Trump, the Republican presidential candidate, speaks at the National Association of Black Journalists’ convention July 31, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
Sources said that in the nearly 90-minute interview between Trump and a top official from the FBI field office in Pittsburgh, the former president asked the majority of the questions.
The FBI described the sit-down meeting with Trump as a “standard victim interview.”
Beyond questions about Crooks and how he managed to travel undetected to the top of a nearby building with an AR-15-style rifle, Trump reportedly wanted to know whether authorities had uncovered any foreign connection to Crooks’s attack.
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Sources told the outlet they were able to access three foreign email accounts used by Crooks because his passwords were stored on his computer, but they found no indications that anyone else was involved in the attack.
The information gleaned from the foreign email accounts shared information about Crooks’ weapon and ammunition purchases but failed to shed light on what drove Crooks’ to attempt to assassinate the former president.
A map detailing the locations of interest related to the investigation of Thomas Crooks’ attempted assassination of former President Trump in Butler, Pa., July 13, 2024. (Provided by Sen. Chuck Grassley )
The newly released information continues to paint a complex picture of Crooks as lead investigators still cannot definitively determine what motivated the 20-year-old to open fire on Trump during the Butler, Pennsylvania, rally.
Former peers who have spoken out since he was shot dead by Secret Service agents have characterized the Pennsylvania resident as a quiet loner.
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Jason Kohler, who attended the same high school as Crooks, described him to Fox News as an “outcast” who was always alone and “bullied every day.”
Julianna Grooms, who graduated one year after Crooks, said he dressed in camouflage or hunting attire and interacted awkwardly.
The Trump campaign did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
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Morgan Wallen has made plenty of headlines in recent days, but he’s been forced to speak out about “nonsense” rumours after cancelling a recent show.
The singer, 33, addressed why he cancelled his Pittsburgh show over the weekend on his Instagram stories on Sunday, days after his mid-performance meltdown.
Country singer Morgan Wallen has hit back at the ‘nonsense’ surrounding his recently cancelled show in Pittsburgh due to wind. Instagram/@morganwallen
“This morning, my team walked on the bus and told me they had been consulting with local officials and that I should cancel my show in Pittsburgh tonight and I said, ‘Why?’” the country singer explained.
“They said that there was going to be strong winds in the area, and I said, ‘OK.’ So, that is what I did in that moment, and I trusted my team.”
Wallen said that he was aware that the forecasted winds hadn’t hit Pittsburg, but had hit nearby areas in Pennsylvania, which was a big reason why they made the call to cancel.
“The truth of the matter is, I have a large stage that, in those conditions, could become fatal to a lot of folks around it. So, I did the best I could with the information I had in that moment,” he continued.
Wallen then hit back at rumours that have been swirling around because he wanted to clear the air.
“I’ve been seeing a lot of nonsense about me that is simply not true, and I just wanted to clear the air,” he continued.
“I think my true fans know that that’s not how I operate in general, but I had to say it.”
Wallen’s video came hours after it was announced that the second Pittsburgh show of his Still The Problem Tour was cancelled.
“After talking with local officials and my team, there is no choice but to cancel tonight’s show due to severe adverse weather conditions expected throughout the rest of the day and night,” he wrote online.
“Safety for my fans and crew is the highest priority.”
Wallen added that refunds would also be available for ticket holders.
The singer’s stadium tour will continue until August 1. Getty
But fans were not impressed and plenty of people slammed him for cancelling the show, even though the weather had reportedly cleared before he would have hit the stage.
Wallen made headlines earlier this month after an on-stage meltdown when he experienced issues with his piano on stage, flipping it and breaking it in front of the audience.
The country singer was mid-song when the piano malfunctioned, so he pushed it, flipping it. Instagram/@countrycentral
He was performing the hit Sand In My Boots when the tech issue started and decided to push it over.
The audience gasped as the piano seemingly broke, before the singer walked off and continued the song a cappella.
In a post on X, New Haven Police Department said officers were out with a shooting victim in the area of Orchard and Charles streets at 6:43 p.m.
Police said the victim’s injuries do not appear to be life-threatening.
New Haven police Officer Christian Bruckhart said the scene was still active as of 6:45 p.m.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION, (WGME) — Maine native and NASA astronaut Jessica Meir is giving us a look into her view from the International Space Station.
Meir shared this breathtaking view on X Sunday. It’s a stunning aurora show.
Meir is the commander for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission.
Maine native and NASA astronaut Jessica Meir is giving us a look into her view from the International Space Station. (Courtesy of Jessica Meir)
She says there is a lot going on right now on the space station.
A few days ago, astronauts had to deal with a leak.
Meir says everyone on board is safe and happy to see the spectacular views.
The SpaceX Crew-12 has been up in the stars for 115 days.
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