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Attorney General Blanche announces new information found on Trump assassination shooter
U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche said on September 15, 2026 that the FBI discovered new information about Thomas Crooks, the shooter in the July 2024 assassination attempt on Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania. Blanche did not elaborate on the specifics of the new information. Trump posted on social media alleging the FBI under Biden mishandled the investigation and calling the attempt a "Democrat Plot."
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Divergence score
3 outlets covered it, splitting into 3 framing camps across 3 bias groups.
3 camps
3 bias groups
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Jerusalem Post
Reuters
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Widest split · the two outlets furthest apart, and who published first
Furthest apart on this story
Breitbart
Trump Claims Assassination Attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania, Was 'Democrat Plot,' Says 'New Info' Found
Trump's conspiracy allegations front and center · negative
Jerusalem Post
New information uncovered on Trump assassination attempt in Butler, says A-G Blanche
Blanche announcement with Trump's posts as context · neutral
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The split, in one line
Breitbart amplifies Trump's Democrat Plot framing and Fox-sourced details on Crooks's aliases, while Reuters and Jerusalem Post center Blanche's new information announcement without endorsing Trump's conspiracy claims.
How each outlet covered it
Lightly covered so far
Too few outlets to map a left-right split. Here is each take as it stands.
Sparse coverage · 3 outlets
JPJerusalem PostINTERNATIONALjust now
“New information uncovered on Trump assassination attempt in Butler, says A-G Blanche”
RReutersCENTER8h ago
“Attorney General Blanche says FBI has new information on man who shot Trump”
BBreitbartRIGHT2h ago
“Trump Claims Assassination Attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania, Was 'Democrat Plot,' Says 'New Info' Found”
6 tracked claims across 3 outlets
Fact ledger
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Crooks received packages under the alias "Bob Dole" and was cremated with costs paid by an anonymous donor
