Overview
- Tucker Carlson released a video alleging the FBI misrepresented Thomas Crooks’ digital history and said his team recovered archived posts via private‑investigator tools.
- The FBI’s Rapid Response account stated it has never claimed Crooks had no online footprint and pointed to 2024 testimony describing a suspected account with more than 700 comments.
- Independent reporting by CBS and NBC previously documented extensive online activity by Crooks, including weapons searches, forum visits, and increased use of a VPN in the months before the shooting.
- Carlson’s presentation characterizes Crooks as a onetime Trump supporter who later posted anti‑Trump and violent rhetoric, though those materials have not been verified by independent authorities in the coverage provided.
- The dispute unfolds under Trump‑appointed leadership at the FBI and DOJ, with the bureau launching a Rapid Response channel to counter what it calls misinformation, while key records such as range footage and the autopsy report remain withheld from public release.