What we can VERIFY about Thomas Matthew Crooks, the suspect in the attempted assassination of Trump

The FBI identified 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks as the shooter in former President Donald Trump’s apparent assassination attempt on July 13 in Butler, Pennsylvania. Crooks was killed by the Secret Service at the scene.
In the hours following the rally, photos purporting to be of the suspected shooter went viral online.
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[@Unanythang]

Sam Hyde can't keep getting away with this!!!

[@suerichardson330]

WHY does the media and you.. continue to use a whimpy picture of a 14 year old??? He was a 20 year old man with a beard. Trying to imply he was a frail and vulnerable youngster?

[@georgeannekaufman4867]

Same thing as with Trayvon They kept using a kid-like photo taken years before he became a "man."

[@mther9187]

He had no social media & no friends. A lot of people have looked & are currently looking for more recent photos of him & there appear to be none.

[@velvetypotato711]

There was a photo taken by law enforcement the day of and I have to tell you, even at 20, he doesn't that much of a beard, maybe some peach fuzz, and he still looks very much on the wimpy side

[@TBarr1891]

It wasn't Sam Hyde! Thanks verifiers!

[@ghostcruncher1043]

Imagine being Sam Hyde!

[@geoffreybudge3027]

The guy with the video says he hates Republicans and Trump but you have the wrong man

[@LolLo-e3e]

That’s a troll

[@angusdog22]

MK Ultra

[@deborahzenquis4666]

Question was the donation of $15 made by him or an adult in another state with the same name different middle initial?????????

[@jamee_maree]

But, can you find pics of this kid PAST those? It’s odd that nowhere are any images past that found, imo.

[@cooliostarstache5474]

Sam Hyde always being pulled into stuff like this will never stop being funny

[@LuciusKyrus]

Can anyone find pictures online of the shooter with long hair? Every photo of him has short hair. The shooter has long hair. Crooks graduated high school with very short hair in 2022. My hair grows very fast, but not that fast. That seems fishy.

[@celiacarman4101]

Also initial pictures show a shooter not wearing glasses

[@TomBTerrific]

Your team is far from on top of this.

[@AlberHandcock]

World Peace 2

[@Yukeena]

LMfao Sam Hyde. he always comes up in these reports when something like this happens

[@12larrykathy]

Crooks looked nothing like the photo you are using. why not show what he looks like now not years ago.

[@pyreneesfarm7818]

Social media as as honest as a carnival barker! There are some honest used car lots.

[@wyfreak1]

There was a video of Crooks I saw . Which probably an AI

[@disband_thebbc5933]

Is it sweet FA like every other supposed news outlet?

[@ClickMyProfile_Unknown0human]

Deepface

[@commentsedited]

How did he get the ladder inside?

[@elgueroreed2073]

Trump 2024🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@chrisf4268]

Crooks was a Republican from “strong” Republican family.

[@denisefiorita4581]

And he made donations to the democrat party 🤷 and I'm sure in the primary he voted against DJT 🙄

[@chrisf4268]

@@denisefiorita4581 he donated $15 before he registered as a Republican. His family members are Republicans. He had conservative values. No mater how you try to spin it. This guy was a young white registered republican with access to high powered weapons. He is MAGA’s own.

[@steviemcconathy]

not true, his dad is libertarian and his mom is a democrat

[@chrisf4268]

@@steviemcconathy Trump campaign data identified the father as a "strong Republican."

[@user-cg8if3eq7d]

​@@chrisf4268 where did you see this? Sourc

[@DimplesGenX]

You forgot the FACT that he is a REGISTERED REPUBLICAN - VERIFIED. WOW PROPAGANDA MUCH?

[@BearConditioned]

Just so he could vote in the PA primary. He donated to a Dem super PAC.

[@DimplesGenX]

@@BearConditioned tin foil hat...he was wearing a far left tshirt when he died. Demolition Ranch gun web channel that supports 2nd Amendment. Smh

[@brianperry2599]

@DimplesGenX, yeah he also donated to Democrats he never voted his dad was Republican his mom is a Democrat and he lived with both of them so don't read too much into party affiliation when the guy didn't ever vote he was only 20 and the gun he used was his Republican fathers personal gun

[@SNOWMANEGAMING]

and you seem to forget the fact that he hasnt cast a single vote in his entire life. so just cus hes registered rep. dont mean nothin. he also donated money to dems and was in a blackrock class video so theres that too.

[@twiz148]

Yeah there's zero evidence he ever voted at all much less for any republican candidate. Its just as likely, if not more so, that he registered as a republican to not raise eyebrows as he scouted his targets.