Overview
- Rep. Pat Fallon says a House task force was denied key details on Thomas Crooks and will urge Oversight Chair James Comer to recall former FBI Deputy Director Paul Abbate.
- Fallon points to reporting that Crooks used numerous online accounts beyond the roughly 700 posts Abbate described in 2024, suggesting possible omissions that Congress should examine.
- FBI Director Kash Patel details an inquiry with over 1,000 interviews, 13 seized devices, and nearly 500,000 files reviewed, reiterating that investigators found no evidence Crooks worked with anyone or shared his intent.
- The FBI’s Rapid Response account has disputed claims it said Crooks had no online footprint, while commentator Tucker Carlson alleges the bureau concealed his posts.
- Former FBI Special Agent in Charge Jody Weis questions the handling of evidence and the Secret Service response, and analysts are pressing for fuller public disclosure on the shooter’s background and the rally’s security failures.