Judicial Watch Blasts FBI's 12-Year Timeline for 75,000 Trump Shooting Records

1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Oct 10

12 years is how long the FBI says it could take to process roughly 75,000 pages tied to Thomas Matthew Crooks' 2024 attempt to kill Donald Trump, according to Judicial Watch.
A 2025 lawsuit forced multiple document releases after the FBI rejected a July 2024 FOIA request, and the latest batch includes Crooks' brief, often nonsensical text messages to a recipient whose name was redacted.
Thomas Fitton said the redactions are unacceptable because the public interest in understanding how Trump was nearly killed—and two attendees died—outweighs privacy concerns.
Earlier records also showed Crooks arguing with rallygoers shortly before climbing onto the Butler, Pennsylvania, rooftop from which he opened fire, adding to questions about how the attack unfolded.
The dispute keeps pressure on the FBI and DOJ over transparency in one of the most scrutinized political violence investigations of the 2024 campaign.