FBI officials told Congress on Wednesday that the 20-year-old who shot at former President Donald Trump may have posted a warning on Steam before the attack — but CNN is now reporting that investigators think the account is fake.
Important update here: The FBI briefed senators yesterday that they believed this Steam account did indeed belong to Crooks, per source familiar. Now, the FBI has revised that assessment and investigators think the account is fake, US official tells CNN https://t.co/3d1ovGu7rO
— Sean Lyngaas (@snlyngaas) July 18, 2024
Investigators at the bureau “gained access” to Thomas Matthew Crooks’ phone earlier this week and have been combing through it to determine his motive and put together a timeline of events. In…