"Prior to their respective assassination attempts targeting Trump, Ryan Routh and Thomas Crooks had extraordinary proximity to U.S. Intelligence, demonstrated foreknowledge of Trump’s schedule and security, and acquired skills that intelligence agencies have a history of sharing with assets.
Routh and Crooks had forehand knowledge of security, other federal intelligence
Routh and Crooks were previously known to federal officials
Routh and Crooks recruited by Intelligence?
Given Routh’s Ukrainian activities and money troubles, he would have been an easy recruit as an informant for U.S. Intelligence. Intelligence assets such as informants rarely face justice for illegal activities ancillary to their order, which explains Routh’s cavalier behavior overseas. Is there anyone else who could admit to human-trafficking to the NYT and be reported so many times, with nothing being done about it? How likely is it that a man with no combat experience or resources slipped through security to nearly assassinate Trump?
There is evidence that Crooks may have been an off-the-books asset as well. Crooks intensely prepared for the assassination attempt at the Clairton Gun Club, first joining in August 2023. He visited the range 43 times, including on Christmas, Valentine’s Day, and Halloween. He went to the range three to six times each month in 2024, almost exclusively training with rifles. These are not activities of a hobbyist who didn’t hunt or join his school’s rifle club. DHS officials frequently trained at Clairton, rubbing elbows with him. Two months before the assassination attempt, Crooks was at the range within 24 hours of a DHS training session.
Does the reader find U.S. Intelligence wetworks operations unbelievable? The 2015 Garland, Texas shooting was triggered after an FBI agent told a terror cell to “Tear up Texas.” "
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