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Trump Rally Gunman Was ‘Definitely Conservative,’ Classmate Recalls (www.thedailybeast.com)

submitted 4 months ago by [email protected] to c/pennsylvania

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[+] StaySquared -6 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

Interdasting:

When Crooks was 17 he made a $15 donation to ActBlue, a political action committee that raises money for left-leaning and Democratic politicians, according to a 2021 Federal Election Commission filing. The donation was earmarked for the Progressive Turnout Project, a national group that rallies Democrats to vote.

Apparently was also part of a BlackRock ad.

[–] Beefytootz 22 points 4 months ago

To the best of my knowledge, the donation has been debunked as a 69 year old guy with the same name from the same area of swpa.

[–] kautau 9 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Apparently was also part of a BlackRock ad.

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/blackrock-says-suspect-trump-rally-appeared-2022-ad-2024-07-15/

"In 2022, we ran an ad featuring a teacher from Bethel Park High School, in which several unpaid students briefly appeared in the background, including Thomas Matthew Crooks,"

Pretty sure this one is just grasping at straws

[–] StaySquared -1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

yeah this was information that was just pouring in from all over the place. With that comes speculations and theories.

[–] Bernie_Sandals 2 points 4 months ago

Maybe don't speculate publicly on information that's barely been confirmed and could easily be turned into a conspiracy theory?

This is how conspiracy theories start, with "just asking questions" at least wait until a single investigation is over before becoming a truther please.