Staff ReportsHalf a million digital files. Thousands of tips. Over a thousand interviews. Those are not the numbers of a quiet, closed investigation — they are the numbers the FBI itself revealed about the probe into Thomas Matthew Crooks, yet Americans still don’t know the full story the bureau claims to have compiled.
Tucker Carlson’s new video forced this mess into the light, alleging that crucial evidence and a clear online record were kept from the public and that the official narrative doesn’t square with what conservative journalists unearthed. Whether you agree with Carlson or not, his reporting put pressure on the FBI and the nation to explain why so many files remain unseen while officials keep saying the case is closed.
The mainstream press has reported that, after exhaustive work, investigators concluded Crooks acted alone — a conclusion many Americans find unsatisfying given the oddities surrounding the case and the lack of a definitive motive. The Washington Post’s deep reporting noted investigators still could not explain why a seemingly gifted but isolated young man suddenly became a killer, and that uncertainty should make any honest person demand more answers, not less.
Conservative watchdogs stepped up where the feds stalled: Judicial Watch filed a FOIA lawsuit after the FBI failed to produce records, demanding everything from interview memos to encrypted messages and device extractions. That legal push is exactly the kind of outside pressure required to pry loose the truth when a federal agency treats crucial records like state secrets.
Let’s be clear about the scale: the bureau says hundreds of agents combed through 13 seized devices, reviewed nearly 500,000 digital files, and processed hundreds of hours of video — yet we’re told there’s nothing to release that would change the public’s understanding. Those numbers either mean the FBI has been extraordinarily thorough or they mean the agency knows a lot more than it’s admitting — and if it’s the latter, Americans should be furious.
There are concrete reasons for skepticism beyond bureaucratic opacity. Key decisions, like the cremation of Crooks’s body shortly after the shooting, removed the ability for outside investigators to independently verify autopsy findings, and critics rightly point out that convenience for investigators is not a substitute for transparency to the public. That kind of move only deepens suspicion when paired with an agency that has lost the trust of millions.
Congress, the Department of Justice, and Attorney General Pam Bondi should stop accepting platitudes and start demanding documents. Subpoenas, public hearings, and the full release of non-sensitive evidence are warranted when a presidential assassination attempt provokes this level of public concern; anything less is abdication.
Patriots who love this country and the rule of law must insist on accountability now — not months from now, not after political winds shift. The American people deserve the facts, not curated narratives; if the FBI’s claim that Crooks “acted alone” is true, let them prove it with the files instead of telling the public to trust them without evidence.
