The FBI simply dropped new pictures of Thomas Matthew Crooks‘ firearm and IEDs from his failed assassination try on Donald Trump final month.
Two home made bombs may be seen in a single pic from Crooks’ automobile trunk … one in a inexperienced ammo case with a wire taped on, and the opposite in a black case. The distant detonation receiver was set to “off” for each, in keeping with the FBI.
One other pic reveals his AR-style rifle damaged down into two items, together with a black backpack.
The FBI mentioned they discovered the backpack on the Butler, PA rally scene … with the rifle damaged down — most likely to make it simpler to move. A more in-depth take a look at the pic reveals a 3-inch chunk lacking from the gun’s inventory — possible from a Secret Service sniper’s bullet, as 20-year-old Crooks was killed with a shot to the top on the roof.
The FBI additionally launched {a photograph} of the spot the place Crooks climbed onto the roof, the place he later took his photographs at Trump.
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Unearthed video footage was launched final week, recorded simply hours earlier than Crooks’ botched shot at Trump, displaying him with out his backpack as he casually strolls across the rally.