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Looks like it wasn’t even him anyway – the ActBlue donation was registered to a Thomas Crooks, not Thomas Matthew Crooks:
FBI has already confirmed it’s him the name and addresses match.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/know-trump-rally-gunman-far-190237523.html
20-year-old, registered Republican, Thomas Matthew Crooks is the shooter, yes, but the donation to ActBlue referred to in the headline of this post was apparently made by somebody else.
The donation was made by the shooter as the fbi confirmed. The addresses and name match.
Ah, ok - I assumed that you linked an outdated source but yes, it does appear that they are the same.
For the record, here’s confirmation of the donation address:
Right now, all we know is he is a registered Republican, but that is meaningless by itself. It is common for Democrats to register as Republicans to vote in the primary.
That doesn’t mean he wasn’t a Republican, but we do not know at this point in time.
We know he donated 15 dollars to a blue group. By itself, once again meaningless.
I get people want to jump to conclusions and speculate, but we do not know much about the situation at this time.
Right, which is why it’s a bit odd that OP chose to highlight the one single fact as the entire headline for this article.
How petty can you be?
This is the best summary I could come up with:
Two law enforcement officials tell The Associated Press investigators believe the weapon was bought the father of Thomas Matthew Crooks, who’s been identified as the shooter, at least six months ago.
Kevin Rojek, Special Agent in Charge, FBI Pittsburgh field office, said late Saturday: “Tonight we had what we’re calling an assassination attempt on our former president, Donald Trump.”
At 6:02 pm Saturday, to the strains of “God Bless the U.S.A.,” former President Donald Trump took the stage at fairgrounds in Butler, Pennsylvania, waving at the cheering crowd and settling into his regular rally speech under a scorching midsummer sun.
Rico Elmore, vice chairman of the Beaver County Republican Party, was sitting in a section for special guests, facing President Trump, when he heard what sounded like firecrackers.
“Hillary and I are thankful that President Trump is safe, heartbroken for all those affected by the attack at today’s rally in Pennsylvania, and grateful for the swift action of the U.S. Secret Service,” he wrote.
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro repudiated the attack and wished Trump a speedy recovery, adding, May God bless the people of the United States and give them peace and tranquility.”
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