Thomas Matthew Crooks‘ honor society membership seems to have been all for show — because we now know that the dude didn’t go to events … and was unknown to members.
Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ, TMC certainly was part of the local Phi Theta Kappa chapter at the Community College of Allegheny County — but just on paper, because in terms of anyone knowing or interacting with him … we’re told that simply never happened.
We’re told Thomas never attended any events or functions within the honor society as far as PTK brass is aware — and more importantly … we’re told no one even knew this guy’s name/face until it was reported in the media that he was a member of the org.
The only thing we’re told Phi Theta Kappa honchos knew about Thomas is that he paid his one-time fee to join … a measly $95. Beyond that … our sources say nobody knew a thing about the dude.
We’re told some within the organization theorize he simply joined on a superficial level to pad his resume in an effort to help him get to better schools after the fact — which jibes with the fact that we know he got into two major universities … and was set to attend one in the fall.
7/13/24
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While we knew he was a member of PTK, we checked their social pages just yesterday, and couldn’t find any pics featuring Thomas … now, it seems clear that’s because there aren’t any.
In other words, we’re told nobody at PTK can speak to Thomas’ character or habits — the only thing anyone knows about him at this point is that he tried to kill Donald Trump.
As we all know … Thomas fired multiple shots off during a 26-second span last Saturday, clipping Trump in the ear and killing a volunteer fire chief before snipers returned fire and took him down.
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Trump recounted his whole harrowing tale Thursday night at the Republican National Convention … saying he thinks God watched over him and helped save his life.
Police are still investigating why Crooks tried to kill Trump … nobody knows that just yet.
