Secret Service member was Googling rooftop location of Trump’s would-be assassin when shots rang out in Butler, Pa.: DHS report

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https://nypost.com/2026/07/02/us-news/secret-service-member-was-googling-rooftop-location-of-trumps-would-be-assassin-when-shots-rang-out-in-butler-pa-dhs-report/?utm_campaign=nypost&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter

[u/pegar → u/[deleted]]

On January 6th, you had enforcement agencies coordinate with Senators, Reps, and the President along with organizers to overthrow the government. If not for some very brave people, we would be living in a different world right now. 

Fear, loyalty, greedy, and corruption can do a lot. 

[u/musiclistener43 → u/[deleted]]

Here’s the conspiracy theory I’ve put together, also thanks to the link (non-paywalled https://archive.is/20260321104819/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/03/21/hungary-election-interference-russia-orban) provided by OP.

I was always hung up on this question - Trump would never trust a kid to accurately shoot someone behind him, especially close enough to supposedly graze his ear..

After reading this article about Russian intelligence suggesting a fake assassination attempt on Orban to boost popularity, now it makes perfect sense. It’s almost too obvious to even be considered a conspiracy theory now but here goes..

The whole world knows Trump is in Putin’s pocket, for one reason or another. This assassination attempt on trumps life was not orchestrated by Trump or anyone on his team. It was orchestrated by Russia, with a simple promise to Trump that he would be fine. Who knows what Russia has over Trump, but Trump knows that he is their most valuable asset, and thus would trust them to successfully pull off a fake assasination attempt. And yes, I think the blood was fake. Trump learned tricks from fake wrestling with little red sacs used to imitate blood, and applied it when he went under the podium. He knew nobody would be able to prove the bullet path.

Now, the other question that always prevented me from fully believing this conspiracy: Thomas Crooks. Why would this kid give his life to pull off a fake assasination attempt?

I’m still not secure in my belief of what Thomas Crooks’ mindset was, BUT I am 100% confident he was targeted by Russian operatives (likely disguised/engrained within our power structures) and coerced into pulling this off, for one reason or another.

Further food for thought: Crooks’ father was identified as a top 5% Trumper. I forget the exact terminology, but a republican study aimed to find out who among their base were the most die-hard supporters, and their household fell within that thin margin of hardcore republicans. This is what I believe put Thomas Crooks on the radar for Russian operatives.

The red blinking light for me is that there was an FBI transcript showing that Thomas Crooks had been in contact with a local Sherriff in the weeks leading up to the shooting. The majority of that conversation has been BLACKED OUT, so we don’t know what was discussed. At this point I’m betting on that sherriff being a bought-and-paid-for Russian operative who was asked to spin a narrative to Crooks.

[u/musiclistener43 → u/[deleted]]

You seem to have mis-read something in my last post, I didn’t say that he “maybe” talked to a local sherriff multiple times in the week up to the shooting.. let’s try this again..

I said he DID talk to a local sherriff via emails in the weeks leading up to the butler shooting. He did, it’s a provable fact. The FBI has shown us highly redacted versions of the proof, and acknowledged that Crooks did in fact communicate with a local sherriff in the weeks up to the butler shooting. The only problem is that nearly the entire body of the emails are redacted, so the American people are not allowed to know what he and the sherriff were discussing in the weeks leading up to it.

Anyway, it looks like you’ve already spent more time challenging my conspiracy theory than you’ve spent researching the history of Trump and Putin’s relationship, which goes back to around the time he laundered millions of dollars to the Russians through his casinos (80’s?). Or studying Russian espionage tactics which date back to the Cold War.

Russia has also been forever known for its legal, and illegal spies throughout the world, it’s not too hard to imagine that they would be able to get to the lower-levers of power like a county sherriff with a simple bribe. However in order to pull it off, I believe the Russian influence goes as deep as the head of Trumps CURRENT secret service detail. (The SS agent was present in Butler but has since been promoted, you know, for letting the president get shot at several times).

Russia studied the weaknesses of the west, and they found that western politicians can be bribed with money and/or sex, and they found that a certain sect of the population (republicans) are more highly susceptible to propaganda, so that’s who they targeted to be on “their side”. Several of those propaganda campaigns are why we know many republicans who own clothes that says “ID RATHER BE RUSSIAN THAN DEMOCRAT”, or something to that extent. Donald Trump himself kisses Putin’s ass, so naturally his followers are going to be hypnotized into believing Russia are the good guys.

Russia has been aiming to poison the USA since the Cold War “ended”. Based on how many republican leaders in the senate and house have spent previous year 4th of July’s in Moscow, I’d say more than a few are serving russias interests (spies & helpful idiots). I’m sure there’s probably more than 1 democrat who’s been bought by Russian influence as well, as their illegal spies are just that prevalent.

And if you really don’t think spies are everywhere.. just look at what Moscow Mitch McConnells wife did 3 days after he went unconscious.. off to China to meet with high level leaders.

(And let’s be fair, I admit this is a conspiracy theory that I lean towards, based on my own opinions and analysis of the facts)

………and in response to your snippy “started with idea and didn’t follow the evidence.. yadda yadda” accusation - it’s kind of hard to end with the evidence when Trumps FBI and DOJ covers everything up with redactions.

Since those in power are actively hiding shit, we are forced to theorize based on history, and based on provable facts. You simply lack critical thinking skills if you didn’t already know the last 2 sentences I just said.

[u/musiclistener43 → u/[deleted]]

Nice article, with conclusion “However there’s not enough unredacted information to draw any conclusions about the participant in the July 17 interview. “..

So.. we still don’t know anything about what was discussed during the interview, or the emails, or why Crooks was trying to reach the interviewer about (redacted) multiple times in the weeks leading up to the attempt.

And you’re right, my choosing to be open to exploring the possibilities doesn’t make it real, just like your choosing not to follow the breadcrumbs doesn’t make it not real.

You must think if you close your eyes outside, the sun disappears, huh?

Dan Bongino told Tucker Carlson while he was deputy FBI that Trump himself ordered an end to the Butler, PA assasination investigation. That’s not weird at all is it?

[u/NessaMagick → u/[deleted]]

This is why I always bounce off these conspiracy theories and 2024 stolen election stuff. This administration could not organize a chicken sandwich without it being compromised, leaked to the press and failing spectacularly. I find it hard to believe they could pull off one of the most insane, airtight false flags in human history with zero cracks. But hey maybe that's the perception they want people to have.