Posts Baselessly Suggest Others Were Involved in Trump’s Assassination Attempt

The shooter who tried to assassinate former President Donald Trump at a rally in western Pennsylvania on July 13 was killed by Secret Service agents at the scene.He had carried no identification, but the FBI used photographs and DNA to confirm that he was Thomas Matthew Crooks, a 20-year-old resident of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania.“While the investigation to date indicates the shooter acted alone, the FBI continues to conduct logical investigative activity to determine if there were any co-conspirators associated with this attack,” the bureau said in a statement the day after the shooting.The FBI has not changed that statement. Instead, it has added that agents have searched Crooks’ home and vehicle and are analyzing his electronic devices. The bureau continues to investigate the shooting as an assassination attempt and as “potential domestic terrorism.”One of the shots fired by Crooks struck Trump’s right ear before the former president was rushed offstage by Secret Service agents. Three people in the crowd also were shot: Corey Comperatore, 50, died, and David Dutch, 57, and James Copenhaver, 74, were injured.Despite the public statements from law enforcement, conspiracy theories have been developing online suggesting that the attack was part of a larger plot involving other...