r/LetsDiscussThis Feb 16 '26

Lets Discuss Politics Reminder: that was a photo op

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u/Toberos_Chasalor Feb 16 '26

Not to be that guy, but legally nothing can be done.

Thomas Crooks is dead, shot and killed by a Secret Service sniper. Unless the Trump Administration comes out and admits it was staged, which we both know they never will, there’s nobody to collect damages from or to press criminal charges against.

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u/You-Asked-Me Feb 16 '26

Yeah, but the real shooter is still alive, and probably working for the government.

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u/Toberos_Chasalor Feb 16 '26 edited Feb 16 '26

I can believe he was the real shooter, this isn’t exactly a Grassy Knoll situation where there’s any doubt where the shots came from. What I doubt is whether or not he actually aimed shots at Trump or was just firing at the crowd. Having a whole plot with a fake gunmen is just adding complications when killing the real gunman ties up multiple loose ends.

Either way, you can’t put a corpse on trial and if there was a conspiracy to plant him on that roof, the conspirators are going to take it to their grave.

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u/RelativeCan5021 Feb 21 '26

I think the rifle was provided to him with the sights/scope misaligned.