Trump shooter Thomas Crooks’ online search history included ‘depressive disorder,’ Trump, Biden, DNC
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The Trump rally shooter searched "major depressive disorder" before he nearly killed the former president, FBI director Chris Wray told Congress, according to reports.
Investigators uncovered the medical search on Thomas Matthew Crooks' cellphone, along with the times and dates of the Democratic and Republican national conventions and photos of Trump and President Biden, The New York Times reported.
Crooks appears to be on good terms with his parents, who are both counselors, but they weren't part of his daily life, according to The Times.
Wray revealed the investigators' findings during Wednesday's congressional hearing, where he said the FBI has conducted 200 interviews and combed through 14,000 images on Crooks' phone.
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