Just picked this up, Mike Waltz claims shooter had overseas accounts. This getting stranger by the hour.
The FBI is seeking to get access to three encrypted accounts based overseas allegedly belonging to Donald Trump's attempted assassin as they look to understand a motive for the July 13 shooting, a Republican congressman suggested.
Rep. Michael Waltz said he has been speaking with agents as the FBI continues to probe the attack, learning the bureau believes Thomas Crooks may have been linked to foreign accounts amid sensational rumors of an 'Iranian plot'.
'The shooter had three encrypted accounts overseas. At the same time we're having an Iranian plot,' Waltz said on Jesse Watters Primetime late Thursday.
'I think this is going to go much broader, much deeper... We're going to get to the bottom of this beginning Monday.'
Waltz went on to say agents are now looking 'to hold' US Secret Service director Kimberly Cheatle 'to account' over the assassination attempt, claiming they are 'p***ed' and 'frustrated' over the lack of resources they have been provided.
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The FBI is now also trying to assess whether an ominous post on gaming platform Steam allegedly made by Crooks, hinting he would be in the news on Saturday, is authentic and was made by the suspect.
The alleged Iranian plot has been met with scrutiny from US officials, however.
'As we have said many times, we have been tracking Iranian threats against former Trump administration officials for years, dating back to the last administration,' US National Security Council spokeswoman Adrienne Watson said on Tuesday.
'The investigation of Saturday's attempted assassination of former President Trump is active and ongoing.
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Republican Congressman claims Trump shooter Thomas Crooks had three encrypted accounts overseas and hints at 'Iranian plot' as FBI continues to investigate
- US intel previously suggested Iran wanted revenge for 2020 assassination
The FBI is seeking to get access to three encrypted accounts based overseas allegedly belonging to Donald Trump's attempted assassin as they look to understand a motive for the July 13 shooting, a Republican congressman suggested.
Rep. Michael Waltz said he has been speaking with agents as the FBI continues to probe the attack, learning the bureau believes Thomas Crooks may have been linked to foreign accounts amid sensational rumors of an 'Iranian plot'.
'The shooter had three encrypted accounts overseas. At the same time we're having an Iranian plot,' Waltz said on Jesse Watters Primetime late Thursday.
'I think this is going to go much broader, much deeper... We're going to get to the bottom of this beginning Monday.'
Waltz went on to say agents are now looking 'to hold' US Secret Service director Kimberly Cheatle 'to account' over the assassination attempt, claiming they are 'p***ed' and 'frustrated' over the lack of resources they have been provided.
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The FBI is now also trying to assess whether an ominous post on gaming platform Steam allegedly made by Crooks, hinting he would be in the news on Saturday, is authentic and was made by the suspect.
The alleged Iranian plot has been met with scrutiny from US officials, however.
'As we have said many times, we have been tracking Iranian threats against former Trump administration officials for years, dating back to the last administration,' US National Security Council spokeswoman Adrienne Watson said on Tuesday.
'The investigation of Saturday's attempted assassination of former President Trump is active and ongoing.
Republican Congressman says FBI probing Crooks' foreign accounts
Waltz said he has been speaking with agents as the FBI continues to probe the July 13 shooting, learning the bureau is now trying to get access to the accounts held by Crooks
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