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[–] HexbearGPT@hexbear.net 54 points 4 months ago (2 children)

perhaps he was planning on trying to get away with afterwards and so erased everything so he could disappear easier?

come Feds, at least make up a motive. say he was mad about buying a donald trump steak and it tasted bad. something.

[–] Adkml@hexbear.net 36 points 4 months ago

Either that or his motive was "he's really obviously a viscous pedophile, he's been close personal friends with espstein for decades" and all the movers and shakers agreed they don't wanna put that pretty reasonable explanation out

[–] Pandantic@midwest.social 17 points 4 months ago (2 children)

perhaps he was planning on trying to get away

I think he was because he had improvised explosives in his car and at his house. No reason to make those unless you plan to be alive to use them.

[–] emizeko@hexbear.net 26 points 4 months ago (2 children)

didn't the cops say "bomb-making materials" which could easily be a lie about something mundane

[–] Wertheimer@hexbear.net 20 points 4 months ago

Shoes and a larger-than-travel-size container of toothpaste

[–] Pandantic@midwest.social 12 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

This is what I found. They don’t go into specifics tho.

Police found explosives in Thomas Matthew Crooks' car after he shot at Donald Trump.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/police-found-explosives-inside-the-car-of-suspected-trump-rally-shooter-thomas-matthew-crooks/ar-BB1pY0p9

Edit: other sources saying bombs too, but AP says “bomb making materials” so idk

[–] HexbearGPT@hexbear.net 6 points 4 months ago

yeah I was thinking that too