In my initial evaluation of the Butler, Pennsylvania attempted murder of former president Donald Trump, I made mention of the possibility of a second shooter.  ,
More tones have been heard about the possibility of a second sniper since my article was published next Monday, July 15th. The FBI and the Secret Service continue to insist that there was only one shooter and have not done anything to look into Thomas Crooks, the 20-year-old gunman who was shot by a Secret Service rifle.
The deceased Crooks   had no social media presence, no slogans, and no other records that could give any explanation as to why he planned for an invasion.
Although there is conflicting information on whether he was the area of abuse in high college, most of that is way exaggerated, as his high school counselor , has made apparent.  , High class counseling, at least the good people, are very attentive to the needs of their students. I am aware of this because my youngest child is a skilled and compassionate high school counselor.
In any case, Crooks was graduating two years prior to the firing and was on his way to getting ready to pursue his education.
Another problem with Crooks ‘ home setting is that it is typically being swept under the rug.  , Crooks lived at home with his relatives, both of whom are licensed cultural employees. My eldest child is also a social contractor with experience and license. She may identify a person who has been traumatized from ten thousand miles away, having served as an infantry officer and specialist in family problems and PTSD.
Was the parents never be aware that the younger Crooks were having a problem?  , It is n’t possible for at least two reasons.
The first refers to the distribution of bomb-making supplies to their house, with deals marked “hazardous materials”. Because Crooks worked during the day, one of the parents was most likely to pick up the plans.  , Were they wondering? ( I would not want something with the label “hazardous” delivered to my house, and I would ask if it had been one of my children who placed the order for it to be in the box or package. )
The second has to do with Crooks ‘ father’s reported phone to the police because he allegedly worried about a problem.  , This was a person who evidently went to a weapon range pretty frequently, and going on Saturday would not be out of the common.  , Maybe they could not reach him by smartphone, although we do not realize that.  , What difficulty were they worried about?
Obviously we do n’t know enough to render an actual judgement, but something is n’t right here.
Crooks allegedly had three encrypted “foreign” accounts, but we do n’t know what they were.  , One implies the FBI is trying to figure that up, but right then we may explain why people, let alone Crooks, did have three secured international accounts. Were these records hid cash transfers or additional incriminating information?
However, eyewitness accounts that claim that the shots came from two different directions ( and we are not talking about the shot or the shots fired by the Secret Service snipers ) support the argument for a second shooter. Some have made an effort to explain the shootings, and there is footage of at least two shots striking a wall on Trump’s quit.  , Testimony say that the position is bad for those photos to had come from Crooks’s AR-15. The water tower, which is much further away than Crooks ‘ top area, is a good candidate for an alternate area.
We are unable to provide information on how several shell casings were discovered on the roof or how many rounds were fired by Crooks.  , His body was found with three bullet clips nearby ( presumably fully loaded, though we do n’t know ).  , These videos are presumed to be 30-round videos, which are legitimate and popular in Pennsylvania. ( A few state limit weapons videos to 10 sessions. The dawn of the shooting, allegedly, a gunman purchased 50 rounds of ammunition from a gun store, but that would not load his weapon’s three clips plus the clip that was already there.
We have no information , if spent guns were found and collected by the FBI or law enforcement.  , Ballistic , knowledge could prove to be important in determining if only one tool was used.
There is music of the intended execution. According to preliminary analysis, there were eight pictures, and possibly a ninth, which could have been Crooks ‘ final round. The sound is relatively ambiguous and calls for laboratory analysis, but there is less conclusive evidence that up to 15 shells were involved.
The FBI has one of the best criminal facilities in the world in Quantico, Virginia.  , It is state of the art, or perhaps beyond.  , Has the information been taken it?  , Has the chain of custody been adequately maintained?
Given the utter sloppiness and cumulative , incompetence of the Secret Service and local law enforcement assets in Butler, we do n’t know how the aftermath of the shooting was managed, if it was.  , For instance, there is no proof that eyewitnesses , were carefully interviewed, or even if any of them were queried.
Also the area , was cleared and no effort was made to ask individuals to be for questioning.  , Nor is there any proof of systematic , information gathering.
The “rush to decision” to use Mark Lane’s popular guide title, is very awful and suggestive of a cover up.
Worse still, Trump’s life is still in danger, and there is no reason to think someone wo n’t try to kill him once more.
Stephen Bryen served as the Near East Subcommittee of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee  and as the deputy undersecretary of defense for policy.  ,
This , article was first published on his , Weapons and Strategy , Substack and is republished with permission.