In the last four days we have learned more about Trump shooter Thomas Crooks than we did in over a year. A new report has revealed that President Trump’s would-be assassin Thomas Crooks reportedly used “they/them” pronouns on a website that hosts sexual “furry” material. Investigators revealed Crooks has two accounts on the website DeviantArt which hosts sexually explicit images of “furries.” The accounts linked to Crooks used “they/them” pronouns, suggesting an interest in cartoon characters with ripped male physiques and female heads. It comes amid renewed scrutiny on Crooks after Tucker Carlson carried out a forensic examination of his online footprint, including his violent statements, as well as his political journey from Trump supporter to rabid leftist. Prior to Tucker’s reporting, very little was known about Crooks, to the extent that the FBI was accused of a cover-up, which has fueled various conspiracy theories – including that the shooter may have been backed by a foreign government. Among the most stunning aspects of the latest reporting is that the shooter was in contact with a Norwegian national who is allegedly part of a neo-Nazi terrorist organization. The FBI’s official narrative is that Crooks acted alone in the assassination attempt, with no evidence of co-conspirators or foreign direction. Thomas Crooks liked ‘FURRY’ porn on DeviantArt. Trump’s would-be assassin and Charlie Kirk’s killer – both lurked on cartoon bestiality forums. When told of Crooks’ online threats, he said there was no way the FBI would not be aware of the teenager. “No matter how ridiculous the allegation, no matter if it’s COVID or not, somebody is going to knock on somebody’s door,” Swanson said. “If they investigated that kid there’s a record of it and there’s an assessment that some leader made that this was not a threat or it rose to a level and they did something else.” He also said that “if the FBI had that information [about his name on the PayPal account], I can’t even imagine they would not have reached out to me right away.” Given Crooks’ pattern of tracking high-profile mass shootings and violent events, the source believes it is plausible that he adopted Swanson’s name as a private joke. Like alleged Charlie Kirk assassin Tyler Robinson, Crooks appears to have been interested in “furries” and exploring gender identity. He described himself with the pronouns “they/them” on the platform DeviantArt, which is one of the biggest online hubs for “furry” art and the “furry” community. Two accounts linked to Crooks’ primary email were found on DeviantArt, under usernames “epicmicrowave” and “theepicmicrowave.” The account suggests he had an obsession with scantily clad cartoon characters sporting muscle-bound male bodies and female heads. One of the people Crooks interacted with online was “Willy Tepes,” a member of Norwegian neo-Nazi group the Nordic Resistance Movement, which has since been designated a terrorist organization by the State Department. Tepes encouraged violence and Crooks’ extremism, using a Maoist phrase, “Political power comes from the barrel of a gun,” which Crooks repeated several times. In one comment on Oct. 5, 2025, more than a year after Butler, Tepes commented to another user that he had been contacted by both Russian and American intelligence.
