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Omitted Samples Spark Drug Use Debate in Trump Assassin

6/9/2026

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Ken Silva says the toxicology report on Thomas Crooks omitted three of eight specimens—bile, a blood tube and hair—raising drug-use questions.
Ken Silva obtained the report after a legal battle prompted by a Twitter sleuth.
FBI records show Thomas Crooks emailed a Butler County sheriff deputy twice before his failed attempt to assassinate U.S. President Donald Trump, after which he was killed.

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Ken Silva says the toxicology report on Thomas Crooks omitted three of eight specimens—bile, a blood tube and hair—raising drug-use questions.
Ken Silva obtained the report after a legal battle prompted by a Twitter sleuth.
FBI records show Thomas Crooks emailed a Butler County sheriff deputy twice before his failed attempt to assassinate U.S. President Donald Trump, after which he was killed.