MTG stirs up conspiracy theories about Trump’s would-be assassin Thomas Crooks: ‘There are a lot of questions’

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsMTG stirs up conspiracy theories about Trump’s would-be assassin Thomas Crooks: ‘There are a lot of questions’The FBI concluded that Crooks acted alone when he shot at Trump during the campaign rally in 2024Rhian Lubin in New York Sunday 19 April 2026 22:17 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2960695","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/marjorie-taylor-green-trump-assassination-theory-b2960695.html","title":"MTG stirs up conspiracy theories about Trump’s would-be assassin Thomas Crooks"}}CloseWWE legend makes bizarre claim about Trump assassination attemptSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":"US politics","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"...