New Red Flags in Trump Butler Shooting as Shooter’s Emails Emerge

The MeidasTouch Podcast21mJune 7, 2026
AI-Generated Summary

The MeidasTouch Podcast dissects a growing web of inconsistencies surrounding Donald Trump's claimed assassination attempts, arguing that the official narrative is unraveling under scrutiny. The episode centers on newly revealed FBI documents obtained via a FOIA lawsuit by Judicial Watch, which show that a Butler County Sheriff's deputy exchanged emails with the July 13, 2024 shooter, Thomas Crooks, before the attack—details heavily redacted by the FBI. This raises urgent questions about why the government is withholding such information, especially when the shooter was a registered Republican and his father had been profiled by Trump’s 2016 campaign as a top-tier gun-owning GOP supporter. The podcast further challenges the credibility of Trump’s medical narrative, noting that a gunshot to the ear from an AR-15 would cause catastrophic facial trauma, not a minor scar. The host argues that Trump is weaponizing these incidents—especially the Butler shooting—for political theater, using them to justify building a $1 billion golden ballroom and to rally sympathy. The episode also critiques the handling of the Nasseri Best incident at the White House, where a known schizophrenic with a history of threats was allowed to roam freely before being shot by Secret Service.

Key Takeaways
1

The FBI redacted all details of two pre-attack emails between the Butler Sheriff's Office and shooter Thomas Crooks—raising serious questions about what was communicated.

2

Crooks’ father was profiled by Trump’s 2016 campaign as a top-tier Republican gun owner, suggesting a possible connection between the shooter and Trump’s political data operations.

3

A gunshot wound to the ear from an AR-15 would cause catastrophic facial damage—not a minor scar—making Trump’s medical narrative medically implausible.

4

Trump is using multiple alleged assassination attempts to justify building a $1 billion golden ballroom, turning trauma into political theater.

5

The Nasseri Best incident involved a known schizophrenic with prior threats to the White House, who was allowed to roam freely despite being on a federal watchlist.

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Chapters
0:00
2 min

The Four Assassination Attempts: A Pattern of Red Flags

The question is, why is the only information that we have about the Butler shooting coming from Tom Fitton and Judicial Watch instead of from the Trump administration and the man who was shot in the ear himself?

Highlight
2:00
3 min

FBI Redactions and the Crooks Email Scandal

Why is everything with this regime, everything's redacted? On Wednesday, July 17th, special agent redacted. An interviewed redacted. Telephone number. I get why you redact the telephone number. Blank

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5:00
3 min

The Crooks Family Profile: A Trump Campaign Target

The episode reveals that Thomas Crooks’ father was identified by Trump’s 2016 campaign as a top-tier Republican gun owner and hunter, raising questions about the shooter’s background and potential political targeting.

8:20
3 min

Medical Implausibility: The Ear Injury Claim

If you were shot in the ear or the face with an AR-15 bullet It would blow up your entire face. You don't get a little scratch. It's not consistent with it.

Highlight
11:40
3 min

Trump’s Ballroom Agenda: Trauma as Political Theater

Trump needs a ballroom. Like that's a normal reaction. Hey, there's a shooting duck. Well, we better get that ballroom.

Highlight
High-Impact Quotes
The question is, why is the only information that we have about the Butler shooting coming from Tom Fitton and Judicial Watch instead of from the Trump administration and the man who was shot in the ear himself?
MeidasTouch7:33
But when you keep on covering it up, what do you expect us to think?
MeidasTouch17:40
But Trump needs a ballroom. Like that's a normal reaction. Hey, there's a shooting duck. Well, we better get that ballroom.
MeidasTouch14:05
Speakers

Host

MeidasTouch
Topics Discussed
assassination attempts92%fbi redactions88%trump medical narrative85%institutional transparency82%crooks family profile80%ballroom construction78%white house correspondents dinner75%nasseri best incident70%
People & Brands

donald trump

person

45xNegative

thomas crooks

person

12xNeutral

fbi

organization

10xNegative

matthew crooks

person

8xNeutral

judicial watch

organization

6xPositive

nasseri best

person

5xNeutral

butler county sheriff's office

organization

5xNeutral

tom fitton

person

4xPositive

ivanka trump

person

4xNegative

irgc

organization

3xNegative

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