Donald Trump redacted records related to the Butler, Pennsylvania shooting.
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The MeidasTouch PodcastSep 15, 2026
The sources confirm that the FBI released heavily redacted Butler shooting records obtained by Judicial Watch through a FOIA lawsuit, but none says Donald Trump personally redacted anything, and the post's claim that Judicial Watch sued Trump misdescribes a FOIA suit against the FBI. The claim's attribution of the redactions to Trump himself is therefore not established either way.
What was said
… Tom Fitton, you know, the guy, the guy who wears the tightest shirts. Tom Fitton, remember Tom Fitton? Ridiculous Tom Fitton was Trump's guy. Tom Fit in from Judicial Watch in his super tight shirt had to sue Donald Trump to try to get Butler records, and Trump redacted the hell out of him. He had to be sued by his own legal advisor, and Trump didn't produce it. He's covered it up like the Epstein files, and produce your medical records, please. It's like, that's how AR-15 bullets work: you in the face, cool. That's it. It doesn't. …
The MeidasTouch Podcast · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Supports. Judicial Watch obtained heavily redacted FBI documents about the Butler shooting through a Freedom of Information Act request, so redacted Butler records do exist.[1][2][3]
Context. Sources attribute the redactions to the FBI and the Justice Department, not to Donald Trump personally, and the FBI's own statements dispute Judicial Watch's characterization of the documents.[1][4][5]
Context. The post's account that Judicial Watch sued Trump is not what the sources describe; the sources describe a FOIA lawsuit seeking records from the FBI, so the claim departs from the post's framing of who was sued.[1][2][5]
Context. Snopes found no evidence that the released documents showed the claimed Crooks-deputy email exchange and declined to rate the broader allegation false only because the redactions left the question unresolved.[1]
Sources
5 sources: 1 fact-checker, 1 tier 2, 3 not rated
- 1Investigating claim sheriff's deputy emailed Thomas Crooks before Trump assassination attemptsnopes.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports, context
- 2More FBI files released in attempted Trump assassin investigationcbsnews.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports, context
- 3Texts, drone photos from Trump shooter made public by ...butlereagle.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 4New release of Butler shooting files fuels criticism ... - Idaho Newsidahonews.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 5'CLICK BAIT LIE!' FBI Attacks Right-Wing Group Claiming ...yahoo.com · not rated · cited for: context
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