Investigators also said they discovered web searches on his computer related to Trump, President Biden, the Democratic National Convention and Trump’s July 13 rally.
The Steam platform offers more than 100,000 games, the assassination game “Mr. President!”
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Trump shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks used the Steam gaming platform, which included the presidential assassination game Mr. President. There is no record of him having played the game. (AFP/Steam Document)
The game’s protagonist, Dick “Rock-Hard” Johnson, “the most productive bodyguard you can buy,” got engaged to “the most hated presidential candidate of all time, Ronald Rump,” the game’s description reads.
“It’s the supposed fame of having done something scandalous and infamous. You look at it and it feels bigger than the way you thought your life was insignificant. “
“The liberal media manipulated the elections and tarnished his brilliant public image, now they are going to end his life. You have to jump, flip, throw, role-play and many other verbs to put yourself between your butt and certain death,” he said . the summary continues. .
In the game, Johnson will have to protect himself from over 50 “difficult” assassination attempts as he follows Rump around the world.
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The one from the game Mr. President! It is for the player, as a bodyguard, to save President Ronald Rump from dozens of assassination attempts. (Steam)
Jim Clemente, a retired FBI agent and behavioral analyst, told Fox News Digital that politics does not motivate criminals.
“It is the supposed fame of having done something scandalous and infamous,” said the expert. “He looks at him and feels bigger than what he considered insignificant. “
FBI investigators appear to have reached a similar conclusion. During Wednesday’s Senate briefing, it was revealed that the FBI uncovered no evidence of any specific ideology and that no interviewees reported the scammers discussing politics.
He had two cell phones: a main phone recovered from the place and a secondary one recovered from his home. The larger aircraft had only 27 contacts and the FBI is in the process of questioning them.
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Former President Trump is surrounded by Secret Service agents after being shot at a campaign rally, Saturday, July 13, 2024, in Butler, Pennsylvania. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Immediately after Crooks opened fire on Saturday at a military rally in Pennsylvania, Steam users began to take notice of Mr. President!the sudden parallels of the real world with games in a forum.
“Too authentic for my taste,” wrote one. The foreseen occasions are enormous,” wrote another.
“Mdr, okay, it happened,” another replied. One player said he was surprised that the game wasn’t removed from the platform five days after the assassination attempt.
A spokesperson for Valve, Steam’s parent company, did not respond to a request for comment.
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Users in a discussion forum commented on how the Mr. President game works!he had imitated genuine life with the assassination of former President Trump. (Steam)
The scammers had a very limited presence, but did have an account on the encrypted social media platform Discord, the government said.
In Saturday’s attack, Crooks grazed the former president’s ear, killed volunteer arson leader Corey Comperatore and seriously wounded two bystanders before he was killed by snipers.
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The Secret Service alerted to the presence of a suspicious user at the demonstration 19 minutes before Crooks opened fire. A chorus of critics calls for the resignation of Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle.
Editor’s Note: This story has been updated to reflect the latest updates to the Steam account.
Rebecca Rosenberg is a veteran journalist and crime and criminal justice e-book specialist. Email suggestions to rebecca. rosenberg@fox. com and @ReRosenberg.
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