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ABLECHILD: “We Know Nothing” – Eric Trump Slams PA State and FBI Silence on Butler Assassination Attempt

“We Know Nothing” – Eric Trump Slams PA State and FBI Silence on Butler Assassination Attempt

Republished with permission from AbleChild

Eric Trump is demanding that investigators solve the mystery behind the alleged shooter, Thomas Matthew Crooks, who reportedly tried to kill his father at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania more than a year ago. For those who for months have been asking for the FBI to release its investigation of the assassination attempt, Eric’s demands seem fair.

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The President’s son reports during an interview on Pod Force One with Miranda Devine that “I’m very far away from being a conspiracy theorist, but nothing about it looks right,” and he continued “we know nothing.”  “In fact,” Eric says, “not only am I unsatisfied, but I’m also wholly pissed off about it, and I remain pissed off about it.”  Good.

There’s lots to be concerned about beginning with the identification of the alleged shooter. How was Thomas Matthew Crooks identified, either by the Butler County Coroner or the Allegheny County Medical Examiner (ME)? The fact is the document that has been made public by the Butler Coroner, William F. Young III, is incorrect. Contrary to July 13th being the day the Butler County coroner viewed the body of the alleged shooter; Coroner Young did not view the body of the alleged shooter that lay on the AGR Building until 6a.m on July 14th.

Further, the Allegheny County Medical Examiner also does not provide the investigative method used to identify the body of the alleged shooter, Crooks. Why? Why does neither of the men who handled the alleged shooter’s body, provide documentation as to its the identity, you know, maybe DNA? It seems odd, especially in light of the fact that the alleged shooter’s body lay on the AGR building roof all night with no mention as to what investigative entity had evidentiary control over the body.

Eric may want to know if the Butler County Coroner wrote investigative notes about the crime scene, position of body, was alleged weapon still on the roof, what documentation was found on the deceased and were photographs taken before transport to Allegheny County?

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The President and his son may want to know about the ballistics associated with the alleged attempted assassination. For example, the House Task Force on the Attempted Assassination of Donald J. Trump, reports that the Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Pittsburgh Field Office stated, “all reviewable evidence collected from the AGR roof and from the subject’s body are consistent with the round fired by the Secret Service sniper.”

First, what was the evidence collected from the AGR roof, and the round fired and collected from the alleged shooter’s body is only “consistent” with the round fired by the sniper? The round fired by the sniper either matches the sniper’s weapon or it doesn’t. Of course, the ballistics report that the FBI surely has completed would provide detailed information about the recovered projectiles. And this says nothing about the need for evidence about projectiles recovered that allegedly were fired at Trump and recovered from the late Corey Comperatore. Do those recovered projectiles match Crooks’ alleged weapon or are they just “consistent” with that type of projectile fired from the alleged weapon?

So far, there is no physical evidence that has been made public that reveals how Crooks was identified as the alleged shooter nor any evidence that proves that Crooks held or fired the alleged weapon. And there is no physical evidence publicly available that proves that the projectiles that allegedly hit the President and others in the crowd match Crooks alleged weapon. The FBI ballistics report, if ever released, should answer all of the ballistics questions and, perhaps, provide conclusive detail about the identification of the alleged shooter.

Other physical evidence that may be of interest to the President’s son deals with the tests conducted by the Allegheny County Medical Examiner (ME).  Based on the information provided by the ME, it appears he failed to test the alleged shooter’s body for prescription psychiatric drugs. Studies show that blood tests are not sufficient to detect all psychiatric drugs and the ME does not provide detailed information about what prescription drug tests were conducted if any. Why? Was the alleged shooter taking psychiatric drugs? That information may never be known as Crooks body was cremated within days of the shooting.

Moving along, Eric Trump may also want to know how Crooks’ parents, behavioral health experts, failed to realize their son was building bombs in his basement bedroom. It has been reported that Crooks’ father told investigators that within a year of the shooting, he had observed his son “dancing in his bedroom throughout the night.”

Did Crooks’ dad ask why he was dancing in his bedroom throughout the night? Who knows. But it seems odd that behavioral health experts failed to notice that bomb making items were being delivered to their home and their son was making bombs in his bedroom, acting strangely and never thought to question this behavior.

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The FBI investigation would surely provide detailed information about the parent’s possible role in the assassination attempt. Afterall, it was Crooks’ father that provided the weapon allegedly used in the shooting. One would feel confident that the FBI had lots of questions for these seemingly out of touch mental health experts.

Let’s be honest, one would assume the President need only ask his FBI Director, Kash Patel or maybe Dan Bongino, for a copy of the investigation.

According to an interview that Patel and Bongino gave to Fox News host Maria Bartiromo last May, there are two reasons the investigation cannot be released. First says Patel, “two open, on going prosecutions… we can’t get ahead of the federal court case.”  It would have been extremely informative, but Bartiromo did not bother to ask what the two federal cases were. Nevertheless, Patel assured Bartiromo that “we have both seen the firearm and physically held it.” What does that mean? Who cares if Patel and Bongino held the weapon?  What’s important is whether Crook’s DNA and fingerprints are on the weapon, and did the recovered projectiles match that weapon?

Bongino was even more insulting when he explained to Bartiromo that “I’m not going to tell people what they want to hear. I’m going to tell people the truth.” Bongino said that there is no ‘there’ there. “If it was there,” said Bongino, “we would have told you.”

Well, meh…apparently not. With all due respect to Bongino and Patel, the FBI has failed to provide any update since August of 2024…a month after the shooting.” The FBI has the physical evidence and, yet, more than a year after the assassination attempt, the public still has not been provided the physical evidence that proves whether Crooks was or wasn’t the shooter.

But the FBI isn’t alone in its refusal to release investigative information about the assassination attempt. The Pennsylvania State Police refuse to release its report on the shooting incident, the Butler Coroner has not released his death investigation notes, the House Task Force has not released any of the physical evidence mentioned in its report so what’s the big secret?

Perhaps the President’s son could pick up the phone and request these investigative materials. It’s one thing to question not having any information, but surely, unlike the mere peasants, the son of the President of the United States, the man who was the target of the shooting, should be able to get his hands on these investigative results. AbleChild appreciates Eric’s frustrations and is hopeful he’ll succeed in these efforts…and then shares the results.

142 thoughts on “ABLECHILD: “We Know Nothing” – Eric Trump Slams PA State and FBI Silence on Butler Assassination Attempt”

  1. When Biden's Director of the Secret Service, Kimberly Cheatle, was asked why there were no agents posted on the roof Thomas Crooks was on, she said "it was too steep" even though the roof where the agents were actually posted was even steeper. Kash, you might want to bring her in for questioning…

    Oh by the way, the Communist Propaganda Media who were noticeably absent at all of Trump's 2024 campaign rallies just happened to show up at this particular rally…

    Kind of like how they just happened to be at Roger Stone's house to video the FBI's early morning raid.

  2. Shady as heck we haven't heard anything on this. But we knew Kirk's shooters everything within hours. We are being played people.

  3. Like Charlie Kirk, this was a CIA op w/ FBI cooperation/assistance. Patel and Bondi's obfuscation seal the deal.

    • Anyone who has ever shot a 30.06 knows we are being fed a line of horse manure. That round would have exploded Kirk's throat and passed through with no effort. No way on earth Kirk's spine stopped a round that delivers over 2600 ft pounds of energy on its target. The official story has more holes than a colander.

      • I have shot, hunted, and reloaded that caliber for years. I completely agree that no way his spine, if that is the claim, stopped the round.

        • Every German and Japanese soldier in WWII knew of the force of impact of the 30.06 round. I believe it was Patton who said the M1 Rifle won the war.

          • General George S. Patton: One of my two 20th Century Heros along with Sgt. Alvin York. General Patton would have known for sure.

          • The round that was used was likely a 5.56/.223 that was designed to remain in and move around in the body of the target to maximize tissue damage.

          • I agree they tumble once they hit bone , but no bone it would have done very bad damage exiting out ! I have not followed this part of this story ,they are saying it did not exit ????? B.S. unless it was a 22 mag. Truly unbelievable and very evil !

          • That being true the gov has no case against the alleged shooter. Not saying he wasn’t involved, I am saying the rifle that was his couldn’t have possibly been the weapon that killed Kirk.
            That said, it begs the question of why the feds are pushing this asinine narrative?

          • I think the Deep State operatives are doing this so obviously in front of everyone and barely believable to serve as a warning to all the others that they have threatened that they can easily kill anyone they want at any time and they have no reservations in doing it and it demonstrates their total control of everything.

      • Wait a minute.
        The shooter was on the roof of a four-story building and Charlie Kirk was at ground level.
        Wouldn’t the downward trajectory cause the bullet to drill down into the spine at that angle?

        • No matter what angle the power of a 30.06 is impressive. It will take down the biggest game in North America. It would NOT be stopped by Kirk’s spine. The exit wound would be very large.

  4. Well, there were a lot of cameras in the area at the time of the shooting and there were quite a few with Crooks on them, acting suspiciously. Personally, I think that in spite of the botched investigation, Crooks WAS the shooter – simply because of the range he was at and how little training he had. A professional would not have missed. I also think that what's going on is the Secret Service is actually trying to cover their arses for their heinous failure to protect Trump.

  5. The only reason for silence is because the government was involved in trying to kill Trump after everything else failed and election day was getting too close.

  6. And the same enigma about murder of Charlie Kikr. I ask the same questions in this open letter to the President: judeochristianamerica dot org/OpenLetter/ToTrump2025Octob

  7. Every time you see Kash Patel on TV he has the expression of a hostage on his face. I think that as soon as he was appointed he was confronted with death for him and his family if he didn’t obey the deep state.

  8. Meet the new FBI, same as the old FBI! Doesn’t seem to matter who’s in charge, they never tell the truth!

  9. It was the democrats behind the hit in Butler, that's the reason there is NOTHING on this mystery man and why it was cleaned up so quickly. My own opinion. The FBI is still running cover for the dems with their deep state tentacles .

  10. We know that the FBI scrubbed the shooting area, the living area, and all social media sites of the alleged shooter within the first few hours. That is all we know for certain.

  11. They had Crooks name blasting on the airwaves, supposedly by DNA identification, long before DNA analysis could have been processed. The people that hired him released his name way too soon. They even had him buying a ladder at HD, renting a van, packing a picnic lunch, and getting his shoes shined at the Greater PHG Int Airport prior to the shooting. Such law enforcement work, eh?

  12. Thomas Crooks isn't who they shot on the roof. Compare the images of the dead shooter to Crooks and you'll see for yourself. The evidence is being hidden because it was a coordinated attack on Trump. A corrupt coroner is all you need to get away with murder.

  13. From Eric Trump's mouth to Donald Trump's ears!!
    President Trump needs to fire Bondi and Patel. They are willfully obstructing justice and Trump's agenda.
    GET RID OF THEM!

  14. The interview of cheadle. ss director
    Was the interview of someone guilty
    Biden ordered it, she did it
    Biden made more screwups than any president- he kept his job
    One week after butler he was gone

  15. Eric, they can't dig too deep, because:

    A search on Brave yielded this.
    times now news / world / us / us – news / did-gov-josh-shapiro-plot-donald-trumps-butler-assassination-attempt-whistleblower-claims-surface-article-118125139

    There is also a YouTube video addressing this, entitled: BREAKING: Federal Whistleblower IMPLICATES Gov. Josh Shapiro in Trump Assassination Attempt

    There was another YouTube video containing the affiant making the claims, but it has been removed. I don't know she has survived this.

    Here is another YouTube video on this. I think that I watched it, but it's been a while.
    PA Gov Josh Shapiro Named in Trump Assassination Attempt by Federal WHISTLEBLOWER in New AFFIDAVIT!

  16. It has deep state all over it
    The Biden signature was

    Despite short distance
    And eight shots got off
    They still missed
    like any thing Biden
    Simplest thing screwed up

  17. Even if there are sensitive details that may (temporarily) need to be shielded for legal purposes, there is no reason whatsoever for ANY public agency to refuse transparency on ANY matter…

  18. They know the details, they will want to put 70 year lid on it so they can lose evidence and change the story

  19. Can't see why it's not available to the president. He could remove the FBI director for failng to produce that evidence.

  20. ARREST the Pa. governor and waterboard him UNTIL he spits out the names of his "fed" handlers…..
    But what do I know as a member of the 17a state militia corps?

  21. I don't believe him. When Trump's Son continue's the Austin Private Wealth coverup you have to suspect motive. I had thought they were going along to use it against the perpetrators such as Cheney, later. Not so. Now it seems there is more to it. A motive for Donald Trump, and his Sons, to hide a true, bona fide, documented conspiracy to gain vast wealth from Trump's killing. Many others know of the Austin "put". Millions don't. Why?

  22. CNN was tipped off to cover the assassination. Of all the Trump rallies the only one they "cared" to cover.

  23. Why is President Trump not saying these things on a daily basis …?
    F- the ballroom… straighten this shit out ……. like now ……

  24. I'm still miffed by the fact that Trump held 96 rallies in 2024, and the only one CNN aired LIVE was the Butler one. I'm no math expert, but those odds are astronomical.

  25. Trump's lack on curiosity is a tell. What if the whole thing was a setup to push his election over the top? If a few innocent supporters had to die it was a price he was willing to pay…..maybe.

    In the information vacuum of another government coverup my story is as good as the one they're telling.

  26. Looks like Bongino and Patel took an oath to protect the FBI not America and its people. AND who was the contact from D.C that was in and out of Crooks house?

  27. The 2020 election is also slipping into the rearview mirror.
    Apparently they're all okay with that.
    I am not.

  28. The Communist and RINO Deep State couldn't stop Trump with the Russia hoax, the Stormy Daniels story, the Ukraine phone call, the J6 false flag, their impeachments and all of their fake lawfare charges, so they tried to assassinate him, at least twice that we know of, and will most likely try again. He is an outsider who is disturbing their swamp so for them, the ends justify the means…

    The fact that the Secret Service saw a guy on a nearby roof with a rifle at a Trump rally in Butler, PA, but didn't take him out until he got off 8 rounds proves they had stand down orders.

    • The question now lies (pun intended), what will be the next narrative from the SS, FBI, and local LEO to take the life of president Trump. This wasn’t the first and won’t be the last. Does every incident come with a bunch of excuses by these bumbling agencies?

      • Perhaps the FBI's silence is due to reports that their people helped train the assassin? And I would not refer to these agencies as 'bumbling', as they are quite adept and focused in their hate for President Trump and by extension….us.

        • Bumbling in the sense you have agents like Peter Strozk, Andrew McCabe, etc. who’ve displayed their extreme biases and arrogance showing underneath that shiny exterior lies some really dumb and troubled minds.

    • For me the fact that they never performed the proper ballistic tests made me think there may have been another shooter. The supposed shooter appeared to be elevated above Trump yet the bullet cut that went across his face from front to back made it look as though the shooter was very close to the exact same level of Trump. Also, those that were shot the bullet should have been recovered to prove if they actually came from the rifle the kid was supposedly using. For me major questions that have never been answered.

    • Did you know that the president has his own food tester and For a very good reason, trusted personnel was caught sprinkeling something unauthorized on Trump's food, arrested for his actions. Never trust the SS, THE ROMAN EMPERORS SURE DIDN'T.

    • Did you see the student that asked Eric about Israel at a TP USA event? Also, Kash should be booted out. For all he's done we might as well left Wray in the seat. Talk is cheap and we aren't getting any real action.

      • Yeah. The dam is breaking. Candace Owens has the number one podcast. And, I’m repeating a factoid I heard on a podcast, but I understand she, Tucker, and Nick Fuentes are the top 3 conservative podcasts in the country right now. And guess which 3 the Zioright are calling nazis.

        After caterwauling about how calling people Nazis is done in order to make them targets for political assassination.

        Like, holy cow.

        That’s audacious.

  29. You, I and God knows that Biden/Cabal ordered the assassination and the CIA/others were involved in it. It's no coincidence that Biden failed in the debate and a mere days later this happened.

  30. I am mystified as to why Trump is so quiet on this issue. Blondi, Patel and Bongino are the three stooges. What are they hiding? What are they afraid of? Why is Trump allowing this to go on? I hope some day Bongino goes on the air with his own show so people can call him out in public for his complicity in this disgusting coverup.

  31. Why does it take an act of Congress to get facts on POTUS assassination attempts? Just like the Epstein murder. Nothing. How about the jungle bunny who murdered Ashli Babbitt? Stone cold murder. On freaking video. Nothing. Our Federal government has become akin to a Russian Politburo.

  32. Well, we didn't get any information on this while Biden was still in office and the fact that we haven't heard a peep out of anyone since Trump won, my guess is, we'll never know any more than we know now. For whatever reason, the gov obviously, doesn't want us to know what happened.

  33. I can solve it right now. The CIA planned it and carried it out and the FBI covered it up. Same playbook, different day!

  34. In my book the Butler event should be top of the list at getting to the bottom of, no pun intended.

    In my book this was A GOVERNMENT SPONSORED ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT.

    I think this and Kirk's and others must be called Black Hole Investigations………they just swallow up every iota of information.

  35. FBI and state police in Pennsylvania, and Utah Gov and state police, and FBI and TPUSA are going to continue pussyfooting around, (stand on their dot their “i”s , and can’t tell you anything for 2 years because it’s a trial,its a n investigation Woops? He’s cremated, woops we don’t know why 12 Israeli phones in crowds, woops small lies galore )until the next one is assassinated! There could be connections!! What about the foreign phone Crooks had? What about Egyptian military contractors plane ? Witness information of guy in tactical gear? A TMZ video of woman with Tyler? 2 interesting rumors: Someone named “ mushy” online said date Sept 10 would be nice if Charlie shot!! Then said Trumps date is Dec. 16…. Trump family must demand that their admin. Is FULLY transparent and BEFORE the holidays no MATTER who it implicates.. Hearing Pentagon( involved in Russiahoax) operatives putting out a terrorist attack is imminent! ( How do they know this?) One lady I saw said they already crossed border etc LADY IF YOU KNOW THIS… is this another 911?so called oops?? PATHETIC!!

  36. What about the kid's off shore accounts,his encrypted telephones and who was,he talking at the FBI?!!

  37. President Trump said details of the assassination were private a few months ago, which is complete BS. He's a public political figure, and the public has a right to know what really happened that day. I don't see anything to make me believe that we will ever get the truth on the Butler assassination attempt, or the Charlie Kirk assassination, and Trump seems to be fine with that for whatever reason.

  38. I'm Way more curious about the background of crooks parents medical expertise an the local FBI training facilities personnel connections to the parents. Who authorized the criminal sanitation of the crime scene.

  39. Kinda like the so called 30-06 that killed Charlie Kirk. Everybody and their uncle that has ever hunted, been in the military, or has shot very much knows darned well that the rifle and Bullet used to kill Charlie WAS NOT a 30-06 like the supposedly found. A 30-06 would have blown half his neck and he’d off. That didn’t happen.

  40. Who is investigating the FACT that the kid in Butler had a ladder, five cell phones and NOBODY saw him get on the roof?
    Who is investigating the FACT that SOMEONE cleaned the roof immediately after it was cleared?
    Who is investigating the FACT that the kid's house was professionally cleaned? And not by Juanita.
    Who is investigating his parents? The so called, BEHAVIORAL EXPERTS?
    Who is investigating the FACT that kid was cremated immediately?
    Who is investigating the FACT that BLACKROCK had bought a PUT against the Trump Companies the day before? A bet against! And they lost their asses on it. (This is a lay up!)
    Who is investigating the story in the article above? Anybody? ABCBSNBCNNPR? Anybody?
    Who is investigating the FACT that CNN didn't broadcast a single, live TRUMP Rally except for that one? (This is another friggen lay up!)
    Who is investigating if this kid had help from a foreign country? Hint… UKRAINE!
    And finally, who is investigating ALL the ELECTION FRAUD from the 2020, 2022 & 2024 General Elections? ANYBODY? If we don't stop the election fraud, the commies will just keep doing this!
    250 years??? I guess it was nice while it lasted? If I have a way out? I'm getting the fuc out!

  41. I bet former FBI director Christopher Wray knows exactly what happened in Butler. Knows who the shooter was, knows how and where he got his training and how he was able to evade SS personnel Wray directed all of it..

    • If true, that may be the very reason so much is being held back, so as to let the investigation proceed.

  42. from grok:
    "Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, which includes the city of Pittsburgh, is a Democratic stronghold in western Pennsylvania. It is the second-most populous county in the state with over 1.25 million residents and has leaned heavily Democratic since the Great Depression, contrasting with more Republican-leaning surrounding areas in Appalachia and western PA."

  43. from grok:
    "Butler County, Pennsylvania, is a predominantly conservative area located in the western part of the state, known for its strong Republican leanings in local, state, and national elections.
    Voter Registration
    As of October 27, 2025, the county has approximately 142,370 registered voters, broken down as follows:
    Republicans: 82,694 (about 58%)
    Democrats: 38,759 (about 27%)
    Libertarians: 858 (about 0.6%)
    Other/No Affiliation: 20,059 (about 14%)

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