Thomas Crooks ordered parts, tools, and items to increase the capacity of his rifle under the name Bob Dole.
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VINCESep 16, 2026
Multiple reliable outlets, including Reuters and NBC News citing FBI documents, report that Crooks had parts, tools, and items to increase his rifle's capacity delivered under the Bob Dole pseudonym, matching the claim and the passage. The claim does not depart from the post, and the sources differ only in sourcing (anonymous document reviewer versus the father's FBI interview).
What was said
… There's a number of pieces of information that have been released by the government to Chuck Rassler that have now been made public, and among those, we find out that Thomas Crooks was using the pseudonym Bob Dole as his online shopping pseudonym. He was trying to stock up with all of these various things ahead of the assassination attempt, parts, tools, and items to increase the capacity of his rifle, apparently all being ordered under the name Bob Dole. The 20-year-old, according to the New York Post, made many Amazon or online purchases under that name to have packages delivered to his parents' house. …
VINCE · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Supports. Reuters reports, citing a person who reviewed the documents, that the shooter had packages delivered under the pseudonym Bob Dole and purchased parts and tools to increase his rifle's capacity from Amazon.[1]
Supports. NBC News, citing federal documents, reports Crooks ordered gun parts online using the pseudonym Bob Dole, as his father told investigators.[2]
Supports. The New York Post reports that parcels sent under the Bob Dole name included parts, tools and items to increase the capacity of his rifle, according to his father's FBI interview.[3]
Supports. ABC affiliate WCIV reports the documents show the packages under the Bob Dole name included parts, tools and items to increase the capacity of his rifle.[4]
Supports. Yahoo's report of the government records, based on Senate Judiciary Committee disclosures, says some packages under the Bob Dole name contained parts, tools and items to increase the rifle's capacity.[5]
Context. The claim's wording matches the passage exactly, with no added figures, actors, or scope; the purchases are described as occurring before the July 2024 Butler attack.
Sources
5 sources: 1 fact-checker, 1 tier 2, 1 tier 3, 2 not rated
- 1Attempted Trump assassin ordered packages using Bob ...reuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2Would-be Trump killer practiced 100-yard shot day before ...nbcnews.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 3Would-be Trump assassin Thomas Crooks used 'Bob Dole ... - NY Postnypost.com · tier 3 · cited for: supports
- 4FBI releases new details about Thomas Crooks, gun ... - WCIVabcnews4.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 5Govt Records: Butler Gunman Used 'Bob Dole' Alias for ...yahoo.com · not rated · cited for: supports
Where this claim was made
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