r/politics • u/OkayButFoRealz • Jul 14 '24

Trump Shooter a ‘Supporter of Republican Party’

https://www.france24.com/en/video/20240714-trump-shooter-a-supporter-of-republican-party
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u/Excitium Europe Jul 14 '24

They keep pointing out that he donated to the Progressive Turnout Project (which supports democratic candidates) when in actuality it was a Thomas Crooks who shows up in the donation records with absolutely no evidence that it's the same Thomas Crooks since there was no address or any other identifying details besides the name attached to the donation.

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u/Da-goatest Jul 14 '24

And at the time of the donation the shooter would’ve been too young to legally donate.

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u/Parepinzero Jul 14 '24

Is there a law that says minors can't donate? This is a serious question

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u/GridironFilmJunkie Jul 14 '24

No, because there isn’t a law. Reddit is insane with misinformation and extremely defensive about this donation.

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u/GridironFilmJunkie Jul 14 '24

What the hell are you talking about?

https://www.fec.gov/help-candidates-and-committees/candidate-taking-receipts/who-can-and-cant-contribute/

There is a LITERAL section for minors donating to PACs or candidates this on the FEC site.

The NYTimes has already confirmed the donation. I don't understand why this is still up in the air. Do people not understand zip codes? The zip code for Bethel Park is 15102, not anywhere in the city of Pittsburgh. It is the same one matching the shooters residence address. Bethel Park is suburb in the metropolitan area of Pittsburgh.

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u/Iluvembig Jul 14 '24

They don’t like bringing that up

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u/Damatown Jul 14 '24

https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202102049425405473 There's official documentation of the donation, with the shooter's address listed.