And when the government goes silent on the most politically explosive attempted assassination in modern history, you have to ask the obvious question: Why?

Tucker lays out a disturbing pattern. The FBI claimed Crooks had "no online footprint."  They said he had no posts, no comments, nothing… it was as if he lived off the grid in some cave. But that wasn't the truth. Because Tucker's team dug up what the FBI supposedly missed – years of posts, comments, searches, extremist ramblings, and violent rhetoric.

So, the FBI told the public one thing, while reality appears to show something totally different.

So what does all of this mean?

Well, Tucker's theory is simple and terrifying: the FBI's silence isn't incompetence… it's intentional.

Because the truth about Thomas Crooks might raise questions the government doesn't want the country asking. And why would Trump's FBI keep critical information under wraps? Some would argue that at the end of the day, the "government," no matter who's in charge, will always do whatever it takes to protect itself.

However, Trump's FBI was quick to respond to Tucker's claims, saying they never said Crooks had no online presence.

Journalist Glenn Greenwald points out that last year, Dan Bongino, the current FBI Deputy Director, said they were told Crooks had no online presence — but even he admitted that sounded bizarre and improbable. And if that's the case, why didn't the FBI come out and acknowledge that Crooks did in fact have a significant and deeply concerning online footprint?

One thing's for certain… Eric Trump isn't buying what the government is selling.

Chief Nerd:

NEW: Eric Trump Says He Is 'Wholly Unsatisfied w/ What the American People Know About' Thomas Crooks

"They got into every phone of every January 6th protester … but they couldn't get into this guy's multiple phones? I'm wholly unsatisfied as to who this guy was, how he got there, and what the hell he was doing."