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5 Secrets of Thomas Matthew Crooks: Forensic Psychologist Analyzes Trump Assassination Attempt

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Videos Used In This Episode:

Former classmate of Trump rally gunman says he was ‘bullied almost every day’

Trump Shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks Video Shows Him Joking About Penis | TMZ 

Thomas Matthew Crooks' former guidance counselor says "it didn't register" at first

Additional Sources:

BBC

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3gw58wv4e9o 

Politicio

https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2024/07/24/congress/fbi-director-christopher-wray-thomas-crooks-trump-shooting-00170884

CNN

https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/15/us/thomas-crooks-trump-rally-shooting-invs/index.html

https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/19/politics/trump-rally-shooter-searches/index.html

TIME

https://time.com/6998557/thomas-matthew-crooks-trump-rally-shooter-fbi-motive/

FOX

https://www.foxnews.com/us/trump-would-be-assassin-thomas-crooks-researched-mass-shooter-ethan-crumbley-source

https://www.foxnews.com/us/trump-shooter-thomas-crooks-online-search-history-included-depressive-disorder-trump-biden-dnc  

New York Times

Trump Rally Gunman ‘Didn’t Want Attention’ in School, Classmates Said - The New York Times

USA Today:

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/investigations/2024/07/14/thomas-crooks-trump-rally-shooter/74397935007/ 

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