December 04, 2025
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FBI: Trump rally shooter acted alone

After an unprecedented international investigation involving thousands of interviews, FBI officials concluded that Thomas Crooks — the shooter at a Trump rally — acted alone, with no established motive or identified accomplices, and the bureau rejected claims of a cover‑up. The case is in a "pending, inactive" status to be reactivated on any credible lead, and FBI leaders including Kash Patel and Dan Bongino said they fully briefed President Trump as a crime victim.

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📌 Key Facts

  • The FBI concluded that Trump rally shooter Thomas Crooks acted alone after an unprecedented, global investigation.
  • The bureau said it found no accomplices, uncovered no established motive and explicitly rejected claims of a cover‑up.
  • Officials described the probe as one of the largest mobilizations of FBI resources in history, involving interviews with thousands of domestic and foreign individuals.
  • FBI leaders said the case is currently in a "pending, inactive" status but will be reactivated if any credible lead emerges.
  • Director Kash Patel and Deputy Director Dan Bongino said they fully briefed President Trump as a crime victim on the investigation’s results, and Patel linked public skepticism to prior congressional testimony by former Director Christopher Wray while contrasting the bureau’s current approach to transparency.

📊 Relevant Data

In public mass shootings in the US from 1966 to 2019, 97.7% of shooters were male, while males comprise approximately 49% of the US population.

Public Mass Shootings: Database Amasses Details of a Half Century of U.S. Mass Shootings with Firearms, Generating Psychosocial Histories — National Institute of Justice

Nearly all (over 80%) public mass shooters from 1966 to 2019 were in a state of crisis in the days or weeks preceding the shooting.

Public Mass Shootings: Database Amasses Details of a Half Century of U.S. Mass Shootings with Firearms, Generating Psychosocial Histories — National Institute of Justice

30% of public mass shooters from 1966 to 2019 were suicidal prior to the shooting, and an additional 39% were suicidal during the shooting.

Public Mass Shootings: Database Amasses Details of a Half Century of U.S. Mass Shootings with Firearms, Generating Psychosocial Histories — National Institute of Justice

From 1982 to August 2025, 54.2% of mass shooters were White, 16.8% were Black, 7.7% were Latino, and 6.5% were Asian, compared to the US population where non-Hispanic Whites are approximately 58%, Blacks 13%, Hispanics 19%, and Asians 6%.

Mass shootings by shooter’s race U.S. 2025 — Statista

The father of Thomas Matthew Crooks described his son's mental health as declining prior to the attempted assassination.

FINAL REPORT OF FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS — Task Force on the Attempted Assassination of Donald J. Trump

📊 Analysis & Commentary (1)

The Press vs. the Truth, Cold War Edition
The Wall Street Journal by Holman W. Jenkins, Jr. November 28, 2025

"A critique of mainstream media for missing or soft‑pedaling national‑security and politically sensitive stories (citing the Thomas Crooks case and an alleged doctored intelligence assessment), arguing that alternative outlets have filled the gap and that the press’s failures are dangerous in a new Cold‑War‑like era."

📰 Sources (3)

Federal officials give update on arrest in 2021 D.C. pipe bomb case
https://www.facebook.com/CBSNews/ December 04, 2025
EXCLUSIVE: FBI concludes Trump shooter Thomas Crooks acted alone after unprecedented global investigation
Fox News November 21, 2025
New information:
  • FBI leaders say the case is in a "pending, inactive" status but will be reactivated on any credible lead.
  • Director Kash Patel and Deputy Director Dan Bongino said they fully briefed President Trump as a crime victim on the investigation’s results.
  • Officials characterized the probe as one of the largest mobilizations of FBI resources in history, involving interviews with thousands of domestic and foreign individuals.
  • FBI reiterated it found no accomplices and no established motive, and explicitly rejected claims of a cover‑up.
  • Patel linked public skepticism to prior congressional testimony by former Director Christopher Wray and contrasted the bureau’s current approach to transparency.