{"id":16220,"date":"2024-08-06T04:06:05","date_gmt":"2024-08-06T04:06:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cissar.com\/?p=16220"},"modified":"2024-08-06T04:06:05","modified_gmt":"2024-08-06T04:06:05","slug":"trump-shooter-thomas-crooks-parents-unlikely-to-face-criminal-charges-experts-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cissar.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/06\/trump-shooter-thomas-crooks-parents-unlikely-to-face-criminal-charges-experts-say\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump shooter Thomas Crooks&#8217; parents unlikely to face criminal charges, experts say"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"article-body\">\n<div class=\"featured featured-video video-ct\" data-v-543741ec=\"\">\n<div class=\"contain\" data-v-543741ec=\"\">\n<div class=\"control\" data-v-543741ec=\"\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"top\" data-v-543741ec=\"\"><\/a> <a href=\"#\" class=\"close\" data-v-543741ec=\"\">close<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"video-container\" data-v-543741ec=\"\">\n<div data-video-tags=\"on_air,politics|person|donald_trump,primary_politics,personality|cb_cotton,on_air|america_reports\" data-video-title=\"FBI reveals 'alarming' new details on explosives in Trump shooting suspect's car\" data-video-id=\"6359575266112\" data-video-domain=\"foxnews\" data-video-type=\"CLIP\" data-widget-type=\"embed\" class=\"m video-player\" data-v-543741ec=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/video\/6359575266112\" data-v-543741ec=\"\"><picture data-v-543741ec=\"\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/cf-images.us-east-1.prod.boltdns.net\/v1\/static\/694940094001\/3bb3bf20-b954-4124-bae5-45b197f01cbe\/26e311ed-b13a-46ff-b028-6f4080fbc0fb\/1280x720\/match\/288\/162\/image.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/cf-images.us-east-1.prod.boltdns.net\/v1\/static\/694940094001\/3bb3bf20-b954-4124-bae5-45b197f01cbe\/26e311ed-b13a-46ff-b028-6f4080fbc0fb\/1280x720\/match\/576\/324\/image.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" data-v-543741ec=\"\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/cf-images.us-east-1.prod.boltdns.net\/v1\/static\/694940094001\/3bb3bf20-b954-4124-bae5-45b197f01cbe\/26e311ed-b13a-46ff-b028-6f4080fbc0fb\/1280x720\/match\/672\/378\/image.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/cf-images.us-east-1.prod.boltdns.net\/v1\/static\/694940094001\/3bb3bf20-b954-4124-bae5-45b197f01cbe\/26e311ed-b13a-46ff-b028-6f4080fbc0fb\/1280x720\/match\/1344\/756\/image.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" data-v-543741ec=\"\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/cf-images.us-east-1.prod.boltdns.net\/v1\/static\/694940094001\/3bb3bf20-b954-4124-bae5-45b197f01cbe\/26e311ed-b13a-46ff-b028-6f4080fbc0fb\/1280x720\/match\/676\/380\/image.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/cf-images.us-east-1.prod.boltdns.net\/v1\/static\/694940094001\/3bb3bf20-b954-4124-bae5-45b197f01cbe\/26e311ed-b13a-46ff-b028-6f4080fbc0fb\/1280x720\/match\/1352\/760\/image.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" data-v-543741ec=\"\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/cf-images.us-east-1.prod.boltdns.net\/v1\/static\/694940094001\/3bb3bf20-b954-4124-bae5-45b197f01cbe\/26e311ed-b13a-46ff-b028-6f4080fbc0fb\/1280x720\/match\/896\/500\/image.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/cf-images.us-east-1.prod.boltdns.net\/v1\/static\/694940094001\/3bb3bf20-b954-4124-bae5-45b197f01cbe\/26e311ed-b13a-46ff-b028-6f4080fbc0fb\/1280x720\/match\/1792\/1000\/image.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" data-v-543741ec=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/cf-images.us-east-1.prod.boltdns.net\/v1\/static\/694940094001\/3bb3bf20-b954-4124-bae5-45b197f01cbe\/26e311ed-b13a-46ff-b028-6f4080fbc0fb\/1280x720\/match\/896\/500\/image.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"FBI reveals 'alarming' new details on explosives in Trump shooting suspect's car\" width=\"896\" height=\"500\" data-v-543741ec=\"\"><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture> <span class=\"overlay\" data-v-543741ec=\"\">Video<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"info\" data-v-543741ec=\"\">\n<div class=\"caption\" data-v-543741ec=\"\">\n<h4 class=\"title\" data-v-543741ec=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/video\/6359575266112\" data-v-543741ec=\"\">FBI reveals &#8216;alarming&#8217; new details on explosives in Trump shooting suspect&#8217;s car<\/a><\/h4>\n<p data-v-543741ec=\"\">Fox News\u2019 CB Cotton on the latest findings from the investigation into the Trump assassination attempt and what the FBI has discovered.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"paywall\">\n<div class=\"article-gating gated-overlay\">\n<div class=\"article-gating-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"article-gating-title\">Join Fox News for access to this content<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-gating-subtitle\">Plus special access to select articles and other premium content with your account &#8211; free of charge.<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-gating-legal tablet-desktop\">By entering your email and pushing continue, you are agreeing to Fox News&#8217; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/terms-of-use\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Terms of Use<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/privacy-policy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Privacy Policy<\/a>, which includes our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/privacy-policy#fi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Notice of Financial Incentive<\/a>.\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"message error hide\"><span>Please enter a valid email address.<\/span><\/div>\n<form class=\"article-gating-form\"><input placeholder=\"Enter your email\" name=\"gate-email\" type=\"email\" required=\"required\" class=\"article-gating-input\"> <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-gating-legal mobile\">By entering your email and pushing continue, you are agreeing to Fox News&#8217; 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Click here.<\/a><\/footer>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Questions about whether the parents of would-be Trump assassin Thomas Crooks could face charges <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/crime\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">resulting from their son&#8217;s shooting crimes<\/a> have arisen as officials release more information about his secluded personality and lack of a social life.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container tablet ad-h-50 ad-w-300\">\n<div data-iu=\"lb2\" id=\"tablet-tw-ad-lb2\" data-ad-size=\"\" class=\"ad gam\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-container mobile ad-h-250 ad-w-300 ad-placeholder-load\">\n<div data-iu=\"ban1\" id=\"mobile-mw-ad-ban1\" data-ad-size=\"\" class=\"ad gam inline\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"speakable\">&#8220;You&#8217;d have to prove in some way beyond a reasonable doubt that [Crooks&#8217; parents] aided and abetted his ability to plan this attempted assassination or, in some way, knew what he was doing and provided him some means to do it,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/us-regions\/northeast\/pennsylvania\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pennsylvania-based attorney<\/a> Matthew Mangino of Luxenberg, Garbett, Kelly and George told Fox News Digital. &#8220;That would be difficult to prove, I would think, beyond a reasonable doubt.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Mangino added, however, that &#8220;civil liability is a completely different story.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container desktop ad-h-50 ad-w-300\">\n<div data-iu=\"lb2\" id=\"desktop-desk-ad-lb2\" data-ad-size=\"\" class=\"ad gam\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Pursuing civil action against Crooks&#8217; parents would require &#8220;a preponderance of the evidence that \u2026 they could have or should have intervened to protect, not only the former president, but the public,&#8221; as well as the victim who died.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container mobile ad-h-250 ad-w-300 ad-placeholder-load\">\n<div data-iu=\"ban2\" id=\"mobile-mw-ad-ban2\" data-ad-size=\"\" class=\"ad gam inline\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/trump-shooting-timeline-assassination-attempt-raises-questions-about-how-gunman-evaded-security\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>TRUMP SHOOTING: TIMELINE OF ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/343\/192\/Thomas-Matthew-Crooks-Headshot_01.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/686\/384\/Thomas-Matthew-Crooks-Headshot_01.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/672\/378\/Thomas-Matthew-Crooks-Headshot_01.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/1344\/756\/Thomas-Matthew-Crooks-Headshot_01.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/931\/523\/Thomas-Matthew-Crooks-Headshot_01.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/1862\/1046\/Thomas-Matthew-Crooks-Headshot_01.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/720\/405\/Thomas-Matthew-Crooks-Headshot_01.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/1440\/810\/Thomas-Matthew-Crooks-Headshot_01.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/1200\/675\/Thomas-Matthew-Crooks-Headshot_01.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"An undated image of Thomas Matthew Crooks.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>An undated image of Thomas Matthew Crooks.\u00a0<\/span> <span>(Handout via AFP)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-container tablet ad-h-50 ad-w-300\">\n<div data-iu=\"lb3\" id=\"tablet-tw-ad-lb3\" data-ad-size=\"\" class=\"ad gam\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Crooks apparently researched <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/trump-would-be-assassin-thomas-crooks-researched-mass-shooter-ethan-crumbley-source\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Oxford High School shooter Ethan Crumbley<\/a> sometime prior to the assassination attempt, a source familiar with the matter previously told Fox News Digital. In Crumbley&#8217;s case, both of his parents were charged and convicted on four counts of involuntary manslaughter related to their son&#8217;s crimes. One major difference between the Crumbley case and the Crooks case, however, is Crooks&#8217; age.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Crooks was 20 when he was fatally shot by snipers while carrying out the assassination attempt on July 13. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/tech\/topics\/fbi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The FBI<\/a> said during a Monday press conference call that Crooks&#8217; father legally owned the AR-15 Crooks used to fire at the president and transferred ownership to his son sometime prior to the shooting.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container mobile ad-h-250 ad-w-300 ad-placeholder-load\">\n<div data-iu=\"ban3\" id=\"mobile-mw-ad-ban3\" data-ad-size=\"\" class=\"ad gam inline\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/trump-assassination-attempt-fbi-says-gunman-climbed-hvac-traversed-rooftops-shooting-perch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>TRUMP ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT: FBI SAYS GUNMAN CLIMBED HVAC, TRAVERSED ROOFTOPS TO SHOOTING PERCH<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/343\/192\/crooks.png?ve=1&#038;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/686\/384\/crooks.png?ve=1&#038;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/672\/378\/crooks.png?ve=1&#038;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/1344\/756\/crooks.png?ve=1&#038;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/931\/523\/crooks.png?ve=1&#038;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/1862\/1046\/crooks.png?ve=1&#038;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/720\/405\/crooks.png?ve=1&#038;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/1440\/810\/crooks.png?ve=1&#038;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/1200\/675\/crooks.png?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"Thomas Mathew Crooks\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Pictures of Thomas Mathew Crooks taken by a sniper.<\/span> <span>(Sen. Ron Johnson&#8217;s Office)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Crooks also purchased 25 firearms and six chemical precursors &#8220;of materials used to create the explosive devices recovered in the subject&#8217;s vehicle and home&#8221; after the assassination attempt, said Kevin Rojek, special agent in charge at the FBI Pittsburgh field office.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container tablet ad-h-50 ad-w-300\">\n<div data-iu=\"lb4\" id=\"tablet-tw-ad-lb4\" data-ad-size=\"\" class=\"ad gam\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Crooks&#8217; parents apparently told investigators that he had always been interested in science experiments, so they were used to getting packages addressed to their son at home.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container desktop ad-h-50 ad-w-300\">\n<div data-iu=\"lb3\" id=\"desktop-desk-ad-lb3\" data-ad-size=\"\" class=\"ad gam\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-container mobile ad-h-250 ad-w-300 ad-placeholder-load\">\n<div data-iu=\"ban4\" id=\"mobile-mw-ad-ban4\" data-ad-size=\"\" class=\"ad gam inline\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/trump-assassination-attempt-texts-reveal-officers-were-aware-thomas-crooks-90-minutes-before-shooting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>TRUMP ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT: TEXTS REVEAL OFFICERS WERE AWARE OF CROOKS 90 MINUTES BEFORE SHOOTING<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/343\/192\/Trump-assassination-attempt-parents-of-Thomas-Crooks_04.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/686\/384\/Trump-assassination-attempt-parents-of-Thomas-Crooks_04.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/672\/378\/Trump-assassination-attempt-parents-of-Thomas-Crooks_04.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/1344\/756\/Trump-assassination-attempt-parents-of-Thomas-Crooks_04.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/931\/523\/Trump-assassination-attempt-parents-of-Thomas-Crooks_04.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/1862\/1046\/Trump-assassination-attempt-parents-of-Thomas-Crooks_04.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/720\/405\/Trump-assassination-attempt-parents-of-Thomas-Crooks_04.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/1440\/810\/Trump-assassination-attempt-parents-of-Thomas-Crooks_04.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/1200\/675\/Trump-assassination-attempt-parents-of-Thomas-Crooks_04.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"The parents of former president Donald Trump's assassin arrive home\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>The parents of Thomas Crooks, Matthew and Mary Crooks, return to their home in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania on Wednesday, July 24, 2024.<\/span> <span>(Derek Shook for Fox News Digital)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Crooks&#8217; father, Matthew Crooks, was seen on Monday <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/trump-assassination-attempt-fbi-says-gunmans-family-not-alarmed-chemical-purchases-prior-shooting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">leaving a Pittsburgh office building<\/a> that houses two law firms.<\/p>\n<p>He declined to answer questions about whether his family had noticed warning signs before his son&#8217;s assassination attempt.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container tablet ad-h-50 ad-w-300\">\n<div data-iu=\"lb5\" id=\"tablet-tw-ad-lb5\" data-ad-size=\"\" class=\"ad gam\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-container mobile ad-h-250 ad-w-300 ad-placeholder-load\">\n<div data-iu=\"ban5\" id=\"mobile-mw-ad-ban5\" data-ad-size=\"\" class=\"ad gam inline\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The shooter&#8217;s father previously told Fox News Digital that &#8220;We&#8217;re going to release a statement when our legal counsel advises us to do so \u2013 until then, we have no comment. We just want to try to take care of ourselves right now. Please, just give us our space.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/343\/192\/Trump-Assassination-Matthew-Crooks_01.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/686\/384\/Trump-Assassination-Matthew-Crooks_01.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/672\/378\/Trump-Assassination-Matthew-Crooks_01.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/1344\/756\/Trump-Assassination-Matthew-Crooks_01.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/931\/523\/Trump-Assassination-Matthew-Crooks_01.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/1862\/1046\/Trump-Assassination-Matthew-Crooks_01.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/720\/405\/Trump-Assassination-Matthew-Crooks_01.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/1440\/810\/Trump-Assassination-Matthew-Crooks_01.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/1200\/675\/Trump-Assassination-Matthew-Crooks_01.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"Trump assassin's father Matthew Crooks waits outside of an office building\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Matthew Crooks waits outside of an office building in Pittsburgh, PA, Monday, July 29, 2024. Matthew Crooks is the father of would-be Trump assassin, Thomas Crooks.<\/span> <span>(DWS for Fox News Digital)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Brian Stewart, trial attorney at Parker &#038; McConkie <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/us-regions\/west\/utah\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">in Utah,<\/a> said &#8220;no one&#8221; should require parents to supervise an adult &#8220;at all times (or at any time).&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"pull-quote\">\n<p class=\"quote-text\">&#8220;Based on the updated information the FBI has provided, it appears unlikely that Crooks\u2019 parents will face criminal or civil liability for their son\u2019s actions.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <span class=\"quote-author\">\u2014 Brian Stewart, trial attorney at Parker &#038; McConkie<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Rojek said Crooks&#8217; parents have been &#8220;extremely cooperative&#8221; with the FBI so far in their investigation. FBI officials also do not have evidence suggesting Crooks worked with any coconspirators to carry out his plan.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/343\/192\/men_in_black_visit_2509_milford_02.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/686\/384\/men_in_black_visit_2509_milford_02.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/672\/378\/men_in_black_visit_2509_milford_02.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/1344\/756\/men_in_black_visit_2509_milford_02.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/931\/523\/men_in_black_visit_2509_milford_02.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/1862\/1046\/men_in_black_visit_2509_milford_02.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/720\/405\/men_in_black_visit_2509_milford_02.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/1440\/810\/men_in_black_visit_2509_milford_02.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/1200\/675\/men_in_black_visit_2509_milford_02.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"Thomas Crooks' home\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Investigators visit Thomas Crooks&#8217; neighbor.<\/span> <span>(Derek Shook\/Fox News Digital)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-container mobile ad-h-250 ad-w-300 ad-placeholder-load\">\n<div data-iu=\"ban6\" id=\"mobile-mw-ad-ban6\" data-ad-size=\"\" class=\"ad gam inline\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;If the ongoing investigation were to reveal that Crooks\u2019 father transferred the AR-15 to his son illegally or had some reason to expect it would be used to commit a crime, then criminal charges or civil claims could be possible,&#8221; Stewart said. &#8220;However, so far, the FBI reports that they have not found any information tying anyone else to the attack and do not believe that his parents had any indications of his plans to attempt to assassinate Trump.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container desktop ad-h-50 ad-w-300\">\n<div data-iu=\"lb4\" id=\"desktop-desk-ad-lb4\" data-ad-size=\"\" class=\"ad gam\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-container tablet ad-h-50 ad-w-300\">\n<div data-iu=\"lb6\" id=\"tablet-tw-ad-lb6\" data-ad-size=\"\" class=\"ad gam\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Stewart also said that if &#8220;any proof is found that the parents were in any way aware of the son\u2019s plans to assassinate Trump, or if the parents were reckless in ignoring any alarming behavior or activities, a case against the parents could be made, and its success would obviously depend on the strength of the evidence.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/pennsylvania-swat-sniper-says-trump-shooter-just-seemed-out-place-officer-warned-gunman-beforehand\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>PENNSYLVANIA SWAT SNIPER SAYS TRUMP SHOOTER \u2018JUST SEEMED OUT OF PLACE\u2019 AS OFFICER WARNED OF GUNMAN BEFOREHAND<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/343\/192\/IMG_7865-1.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/686\/384\/IMG_7865-1.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/672\/378\/IMG_7865-1.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/1344\/756\/IMG_7865-1.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/931\/523\/IMG_7865-1.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/1862\/1046\/IMG_7865-1.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/720\/405\/IMG_7865-1.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/1440\/810\/IMG_7865-1.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/1200\/675\/IMG_7865-1.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"Thomas Matthew Crooks yearbook photo over picture of man opening door.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>FBI agents visited the home of would-be Trump assassin Thomas Crooks&#8217; home in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania.<\/span> <span>(AFP\/ REUTERS\/Aaron Josefczyk)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-container mobile ad-h-250 ad-w-300 ad-placeholder-load\">\n<div data-iu=\"ban7\" id=\"mobile-mw-ad-ban7\" data-ad-size=\"\" class=\"ad gam inline\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Nicole Brenecki, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/new-york-city\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York City-based attorney,<\/a> also pointed to Crooks&#8217; age as a potential issue in filing criminal charges against his parents.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Following the sentencing of James and Jennifer Crumbley in the Michigan school shooting case, the DA may consider bringing charges against the father of the Trump shooter. The biggest weakness of such a case would be Matthew Thomas Crooks&#8217; age. He was almost 21 at the time of the shooting,&#8221; Brenecki said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container tablet ad-h-50 ad-w-300\">\n<div data-iu=\"lb7\" id=\"tablet-tw-ad-lb7\" data-ad-size=\"\" class=\"ad gam\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.com\/download\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container mobile ad-h-250 ad-w-300 ad-placeholder-load\">\n<div data-iu=\"ban8\" id=\"mobile-mw-ad-ban8\" data-ad-size=\"\" class=\"ad gam inline\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The FBI on Monday described Crooks as a &#8220;loner&#8221; and &#8220;highly intelligent,&#8221; citing his college education and his ability to hold a full-time job. Officials are still working to determine Crooks&#8217; motive in the assassination attempt against Trump.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-bio\">\n<p>Audrey Conklin is a digital reporter for Fox News Digital and FOX Business. Email tips to\u00a0audrey.conklin@fox.com or on Twitter at @audpants.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>close Video FBI reveals &#8216;alarming&#8217; new details on explosives in Trump shooting suspect&#8217;s car Fox News\u2019 CB Cotton on the latest findings from the investigation into the Trump assassination attempt and what the FBI has discovered. 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