The family of Thomas Matthew Crooks has retained a top law firm as the FBI continues its investigation into last month’s deadly rally shooting in which former President Donald Trump was nearly assassinated.
Nearly six weeks on, federal authorities have struggled to piece together an explanation for why Crooks opened fire on the crowd in Butler, Pennsylvania, and little more is known about the 20-year-old today than at the time of the shooting.
The Crooks family is being represented by Quinn Logue — a top Pittsburgh law firm, according to Daily Mail.
Quinn Logue, headed up by veteran lawyers John Quinn and Matthew Logue, specializes in personal injury, legal malpractice and employment litigation cases, according to its website.
The firm also does criminal defense — though the partners in the firm seem to focus more on civil litigation, based on their biographies.
Its team of attorneys has garnered widespread recognition by organizations like Super Lawyers, Best Lawyers in America and the National Trial Lawyers Association.
Neighbors of the Crooks family in Bethel Park, Pa., told The Post that things have gone mostly back to normal on their quiet street after being swarmed with reporters and cops for much of the last month.
“It’s been weeks since police were here. There’s nothing happening, no police activity,” neighbor Kelly Little, 39, told The Post last week, noting that although local cops drive by occasionally, there are no officers stationed there long-term.
Crooks’ parents have also been keeping to themselves since the shooting, which neighbors said was the norm even before they were thrust into the national spotlight.
“You can ask anybody on this street, they barely know these people. I didn’t even know their names,” another neighbor, Karen, 77, told The Post.
The lack of forward momentum in determining Crooks’ motive has prompted some lawmakers to accuse the FBI and Secret Service of slow-rolling the investigation into the first attempted killing of a sitting or former US president in more than 40 years.
“It’s been more than a month since former President Trump’s near-assassination, yet the FBI has still not offered Congress or the public any real insights into Crooks’ motivation,” Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) told The Post.
Everything we know about the Trump assassination attempt
- 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks was identified as the shooter who attempted to assassinate Donald Trump during a campaign rally in Pennsylvania.
- Crooks was shot dead by Secret Service agents.
- The gunman grazed Trump’s ear, killed a 50-year-old retired fire chief, and injured two other rally-goers.
- Investigators detailed Crooks’ search history to lawmakers, revealing that he looked for the dates of Trump’s appearances and the Democratic National Convention.
- Crooks’ search history also revealed a broad interest in high-profile people and celebrities, regardless of their political affiliation, FBI officials reportedly said.
- Trump exclusively recounted surviving the “surreal” assassination attempt with The Post at the rally, remarking, “I’m supposed to be dead.”
- High-profile politicians, including President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, addressed the nation about the shooting, calling it “a heinous, horrible and cowardly act.”
“The FBI ought to stop dragging its feet and provide a serious update on their investigation. Every day the FBI, as well as the Secret Service, keep the American people in the dark is another day wasted.”
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), who is on a bipartisan Senate investigation into the attempt on Trump’s life, also vented his frustration at the progress of the investigation so far.
“All I can really tell you is the Secret Service, FBI are basically dragging their feet. They’re stonewalling us,” Johnson said on Fox News’ “Sunday Morning Futures.”
A woman answering the phone at Quinn Logue said the firm had no comment when reached by The Post Monday morning.
