Joe Concha laments Thomas Matthew Crooks still ‘most undercovered story of this century’

Published November 18, 2025 11:12am ET



Washington Examiner Senior Writer Joe Concha insisted “we need answers” regarding Thomas Matthew Crooks, the would-be assassin of President Donald Trump.

“This is — and I’m not using a hyperbole here guys — the most undercovered story of this century. President Trump, as we just saw in that video, as we’ve seen a billion times, came within a centimeter of losing his life and we barely know anything about the shooter, Thomas Crooks. So many unanswered questions 16 months later.”

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