The  FBI has identified 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks as the “subject  involved” in the attempted assassination of former president Donald Trump, the agency said in a statement on Sunday, according to Reuters and Associated Press.

[https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2024/jul/13/trump-rally-gun-shots-pennsylvania-latest-updates?CMP=share\_btn\_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-669364c48f08d1ccb5784d0a#block-669364c48f08d1ccb5784d0a](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2024/jul/13/trump-rally-gun-shots-pennsylvania-latest-updates?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-669364c48f08d1ccb5784d0a#block-669364c48f08d1ccb5784d0a)
user
From CNBC: 

" He was registered to vote as a Republican. But records show that his one  known political donation, for $15 in 2021, was to Act Blue, a group  that supports Democratic candidates. "

[https://www.cnbc.com/2024/07/13/donald-trump-shot-live-updates.html](https://www.cnbc.com/2024/07/13/donald-trump-shot-live-updates.html) (sorry there's no link for the individual update)

Curiouser and curiouser...
assistant
The names don’t match. The act blue donation is just Thomas crooks not Thomas Matthew crooks
user
I hope you're right. Just posting what's being reported.
assistant
I am right, the names don’t match.
user
I meant as in that they're different people. It's quite normal for people not to use their middle name all the time.
assistant