Overview
- Fallon says investigators withheld material from the House task force and plans to ask Chairman James Comer to recall former FBI Deputy Director Paul Abbate for testimony.
- Abbate previously told lawmakers the bureau found more than 700 social media comments it believed Crooks posted with antisemitic and anti-immigrant themes, which Fallon now cites as partial and insufficient disclosure.
- FBI Director Kash Patel outlined an inquiry involving over 1,000 interviews, data from 13 devices, and reviews of roughly 25 online accounts, and said investigators concluded Crooks acted alone.
- Media figures including Tucker Carlson and the New York Post have published files they say show a larger digital footprint with multiple accounts and a Google Drive, claims not independently verified by the bureau in public.
- Former FBI official Jody Weis questioned the rapid cremation, fast rooftop cleanup, and elements of the Secret Service response, adding to calls for additional records and explanations.