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Carlson revealed what he claims is access to Crooks’ online activity. He stated that an anonymous source uncovered an alleged YouTube account belonging to the would be assassin, showing a dramatic political shift between 2019 and 2020.
According to Carlson, Crooks’ early posts were disturbingly extreme yet strongly pro Trump. In 2019, he allegedly labeled Trump the “literal definition of Patriotism” and called for political enemies to be killed. One message read, “Illhan Omar and others are invaders and should honestly be killed and their dead bodies sent back.”
Carlson said the tone changed in 2020 as Crooks turned on the president’s supporters. The alleged messages described Trump voters as “brainwashed,” “dumb,” and “racist,” while dismissing concerns about a deep state.
Despite the ideological flip, Carlson said Crooks’ violent language continued. In August 2020, the account supposedly advocated “terrorism-style attacks” against the government. Carlson quoted another post that read, “Perhaps but Trump won in an upset victory in 2016 and could do the same again, either way I believe the outcome will be irrelevant.”
Carlson argued that the full picture was clear. He called Crooks “a volatile, troubled, possibly mentally ill young man with a long record of espousing violence in public. The FBI clearly knew he existed.”
The report also included what Carlson said was never before seen video from Crooks’ Google Drive showing him dry firing a pistol alone in his bedroom. Carlson framed this as evidence of deliberate planning.
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Within hours of the documentary release, FBI Director Kash Patel pushed out a statement rejecting Carlson’s claims. Patel insisted the bureau did not hide Crooks’ digital trail and said every angle had been investigated thoroughly. Patel highlighted the massive manpower thrown at the case, stating that more than 480 employees participated, conducting over 1,000 interviews, reviewing nearly half a million digital files, and analyzing data from “13 seized digital devices.”
Patel emphasized that investigators reviewed content connected to “25 social media or online forum accounts.” He added that Crooks “planned and conducted the attack alone” and that the shooter “did not leak or share his intent to engage in the attack with anyone.”
Patel concluded that Crooks’ online interactions were limited and that the federal investigation proved he acted without help.
For many Americans, Carlson’s revelations reopened old questions federal agencies hoped had disappeared. Combined with the FBI’s swift defensive response, the public is now left watching both sides trade explanations about an event that nearly reshaped the future of the nation.
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