Trump shooter had multiple encrypted accounts overseas, including Germany: Rep. Waltz

Trump shooter had multiple encrypted accounts overseas according to Rep. Mike Waltz, R-Fla. The gunman used encrypted messaging accounts on multiple platforms based in Belgium, New Zealand and Germany.

Rep. Mike Waltz, R-Fla., a retired Green Beret appointed to the 13-member House bipartisan task force investigating the attempted assassination of Trump, told reporters about the accounts while at the Trump Hotel Chicago Wednesday.

One reporter asked Waltz what he and other members of the task force had learned during the investigation and about the encrypted messages on the shooter's cellphone.

"We still haven’t learned a lot. We haven’t learned that much about those overseas accounts," he said, referring to accounts held by would-be assassin Thomas Matthew Crooks. "We do know that they were in, if I get this correctly, Belgium, New Zealand and Germany.

"Why does a 19-year-old kid who is a health care aide need encrypted platforms not even based in the United States, but based abroad, where most terrorist organizations know it is harder for our law enforcement to get into? That’s a question I’ve had since day one."

The representative then turned his attention to the FBI and Secret Service, bashing them for not saying a thing until they complete their investigations months from now.

"They need to be releasing information as they come across it, because this wasn’t an isolated incident," Waltz said. "The threats are continually Iran’s threats."

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Why did America have to wait for Rep Clay Higgins to tell us the truth about the shooting in Butler? The FBI led us to believe the Secret Service shot the shooter. Turns out a local police officer fired first disarming him - forcing the Secret Service to fire.

Why did the Secret Service keep Crooks under surveillance for so long? They only acted after a local police officer fired and struck the shooter's rifle. The FBI and Secret Service have kept these facts under wraps—why?

Here is the link to Rep. Clay Higgins preliminary report:
https://clayhiggins.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Preliminary-Investigative-Report-8.12.24.pdf

https://www.foxnews.com/us/trump-shooter-multiple-encrypted-accounts-overseas-germany-rep-waltz