Overview
- New reporting led by the New York Post alleges roughly 17 accounts tied to Thomas Matthew Crooks across platforms like YouTube, Discord and DeviantArt, including posts from 2019–2020 that explicitly promoted political assassinations and “terrorism style attacks.”
- FBI Director Kash Patel said more than 480 employees conducted over 1,000 interviews, seized 13 devices and analyzed data from dozens of accounts, yet concluded Crooks planned and executed the attack alone and had limited online and in-person interactions.
- White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Americans deserve answers and noted the president requested an updated briefing, while Sen. Ron Johnson said he had to subpoena the FBI for files he believes still lack key online material.
- Accounts attributed to Crooks include two DeviantArt profiles linked by email that used they/them pronouns and featured violent and furry-related imagery, though these attributions have been reported by media and have not been independently verified in public records.
- Some reports, citing Tucker Carlson’s team, describe online exchanges with a user called “Willy_Tepes” allegedly connected to a Scandinavian neo-Nazi group, a claim the FBI has not publicly substantiated or detailed.