The latest revelations about Thomas Crooks’ online life are a gut punch to any American who still believes the deep state and the mainstream media are honest with the public. Tucker Carlson’s team turned over what they say is a trove of Google Drive and YouTube material suggesting Crooks left a digital trail that paints a much clearer picture of his radicalization than officials have acknowledged. This story isn’t academic — it’s about whether those in power told us the whole truth after a deadly rooftop attack that nearly ended in catastrophe.
FBI Director Kash Patel pushed back hard, insisting the bureau’s probe was exhaustive and that Crooks acted alone, pointing to thousands of interviews, hundreds of thousands of files reviewed, and dozens of accounts analyzed. Those are big numbers, and Americans deserve to see how the FBI reached its conclusions when so much of the public narrative feels incomplete. It’s reasonable to demand that the agencies sworn to protect us provide the documents and timelines that justify their claims rather than expecting citizens to take their word on faith.
But the alleged online footprints disclosed by independent reporters raise troubling questions that can’t be waved away. Reports say Crooks used multiple accounts — including DeviantArt handles like “epicmicrowave,” a PayPal alias supposedly taken from a former FBI agent, and other niche platforms where he reportedly adopted “they/them” pronouns and engaged with sexualized furry imagery. Whether you’re disgusted by the content or not, the real issue is institutional competence and candor: if these traces existed, why weren’t they explained clearly to the American people months ago?
Fox’s Gutfeld! panel was right to call out the political theater around this episode and to force the conversation away from partisan finger-pointing and back toward facts and accountability. Conservatives aren’t asking for sensationalism — we’re demanding transparency, oversight, and an end to the convenient narratives the left rolls out whenever one of their own is embarrassed. The show drove home what millions of Americans already feel: there’s been a double standard in how political violence is discussed and investigated depending on who the target is and who the attacker supposedly supports.
Let’s be frank: the radicalization happening in online corners is a national-security problem, and the left’s reflexive spin — blaming rhetoric only when it suits them — is dangerous and dishonest. If Crooks genuinely shifted from an early sympathy for Trump to homicidal rage, we need a clear, nonpartisan explanation of when, how, and why that happened so policy can be adjusted to prevent the next tragedy. This isn’t about scoring political points; it’s about stopping the next rooftop shooter and making sure law enforcement and social platforms act responsibly.
Congress should stop the kabuki and hold earnest, public hearings that compel the FBI, social-media companies, and any other relevant agencies to produce the records and communications at the heart of this controversy. Hardworking Americans deserve to know whether errors were made, whether information was withheld, and whether modern radicals are being enabled by platforms that refuse to act. The safety of our leaders and our citizens depends on it, and no partisan loyalty should protect incompetence or cover-ups.
If you’re a patriotic American who loves this country, now is the time to push back — demand answers from your representatives, insist on real transparency from federal agencies, and refuse to let the media or bureaucrats bury inconvenient facts. We owe it to the victims, to President Trump, and to every single citizen who expects basic honesty from those wielding power in Washington.
