Donald Trump's 2016 campaign collected data that identified would-be assassin Thomas Matthew Crooks as a likely MAGA supporter and among those who were avid hunters and enjoyed " gun-related lifestyle indicators."
@#23 ... Someone buys a ladder ...
What Thomas Matthew Crooks did in hours leading up to attack on former President Trump
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... On the day of the assassination attempt, he asked if he could borrow his father's AR-15-style rifle, saying he planned to go to a shooting range, sources said. Because Crooks' father had previously let him use the gun for target shooting, he was not suspicious that his son was planning anything of concern.
Crooks went to a local gun shop that day, where he bought 50 rounds of 5.56 mm ammo. He also stopped at a Home Depot to buy a 5-foot ladder, though it was not found at the scene and is not believed to have been used to access the roof. ...
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@AricToler
I keep hearing people say that the Trump shooter had no social media, but this is just not true. He was a big PC gamer, and was on Snapchat, Instagram, Steam, and Discord, among others (like... DeviantArt). He just wasn't terribly active and social on the accounts we've found.
Or, put another way: for an introverted 20-year-old guy who spends a lot of time playing games on his computer, his online footprint (that we've observed) is not super unusual.
Well, cross Steam off the list for now, with the FBI (or whoever contributed to that Senate briefing) getting fooled by an obvious fake. That said, I'm pretty certain he did have a Steam account, just not sure what the username is.
Philip Nelson
@blu3r4d0n
do we know for a fact he was a big pc gamer... or was that dependent on the steam thing
Aric Toler
@AricToler
He was, had lots of accounts on other gaming platforms, plus there are anecdotes from classmates about it
enif
@istanidla
what games did he play out of curiosity
Aric Toler
@AricToler
Can't really tell specifically until I find his Steam handle, other than he was on Battle.net and had a Call of Duty account.
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You certainly don't speak for me here. Your predictions are ----.
Swallow it.
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