Meanwhile, a senior official, who wished to stay anonymous, explained the lengths the agency has been going through to uncover information on the shooting.
The individual in question said the status of the case sits at ‘pending, inactive’ but also labeled it one of the ‘largest mobilization of FBI resources in history’.
“We’ve reviewed 2,000 tips that were submitted. We’ve served and executed more than 10 search warrants and 100 subpoenas. In that, we specifically analyzed 13 electronic devices that were associated with Crooks and his family members from his home in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania.”
Kash Patel claimed that many of the conspiracy theories surrounding the assassination attempt surfaced due to comments made by his predecessor at the FBI, former director Christopher Wray.
“My predecessor went to Congress and said he didn’t know if it was a bullet that hit President Trump in the head. The whole world knew it was a bullet,” Patel said.
“For the number one law enforcement officer to say that — it causes a massive disbelief in the institution that Dan and I are now running.”
Disbelief may well be an appropriate word given the recent storm of speculation raging online. Political commentator Tucker Carlson last week stoked the fires of controversy by suggesting that government officials have covered up what they knew about Crooks.
Carlson wrote on social media platform X that he can “prove” the FBI misled the public based on Crooks’ online activity.Continue reading…
