The Benny Show

Episode: 🚨Trump Assassin BOMBSHELL: Thomas Crooks FBI Coverup EXPOSED, Groomed To Kill Trump?! Feds Knew...
Host: Benny Johnson
Guest: Rep. Tim Burchett
Date: November 14, 2025

Episode Overview

This episode breaks down Tucker Carlson’s major exposé on the attempted Trump assassination by Thomas Crooks, uncovering explosive allegations of a federal cover-up and potential grooming or manipulation of Crooks by dark actors. Benny Johnson, live and energized, brings Rep. Tim Burchett to discuss the implications of these findings, federal accountability, and the deep mistrust woven into the system. The episode is a passionate, detail-heavy look at the supposed failures or malevolence of federal agencies entrusted with the president’s safety.

Key Discussion Points and Insights

1. Tucker Carlson’s Bombshell and Federal Cover-Up Allegations

• [03:31] Benny recaps Tucker’s report: Tucker Carlson has acquired Thomas Crooks’ metadata, revealing a disturbing digital footprint—Crooks' apparent radicalization and shift from pro-Trump to extreme anti-Trump violent rhetoric after Covid.
• Benny alleges a government cover-up comparable to Epstein, 9/11, and now Crooks, with extensive data being scrubbed and evidence withheld.

“There is so much more to learn, ladies and gentlemen... a whistleblower came to Tucker Carlson and gave him some remarkable evidence about who Thomas Crooks was and what may have happened on that dark day.” (Benny Johnson, 02:36)

2. Security Failures at Butler and Suppression of Evidence

• [10:46] First-hand account: Benny describes visiting the site, uncovering alarming details—quick scrub-down of the scene, officers and snipers locked out of key positions, unmonitored rooftops, and a lack of security on the fence line.
• Multiple people, including rally goers, spotted and filmed Crooks before the shooting.

"A hundred miracles had to occur in sequence for Thomas Crooks to actually fire his weapon and not get killed or arrested… This was an obvious op." (Benny Johnson, 24:20)

• [24:14] Notable moment: Benny and Tim Burchett watch amateur footage showing Crooks on the roof, in full view, with the crowd reacting.

“Right there.” (Tim Burchett, 24:14)
“You see him? He’s laying down.” (Benny & Burchett, 24:16)

3. The Digital Trail of Thomas Crooks

• [36:19] Carlson traces Crooks’ radicalization:

  • Pre-2020: Violent, pro-Trump, anti-left comments
  • Post-2020: Sudden shift—virulent anti-Trump, pro-lockdown, vilifying right-wingers.
  • Notable, increasingly detailed calls for terrorism against politicians and government officials.
  • Quote (Tucker Carlson, 36:19):

    "In my opinion, the only way to fight the government is with terrorism style attacks. Sneak a bomb into an essential building and set it off before anyone sees you... Try to assassinate them…”

• Crooks' social media wiped post-incident, with evidence suggesting FBI complicity in erasing Wayback Archives and online history.

4. Mysterious "Groomer" Contact – Willie Tepes

• [41:07] Carlson introduces "Willie Tepes," an online user goading Crooks to violence, linked to the antifa and Nordic Resistance Movement.
  • FBI is said to be aware of this individual but hasn't commented.
  • After contact with Willie Tepes, Crooks' digital trail abruptly goes dark.

“There is no doubt that Crooks was ripe for recruitment by someone.” (Tucker Carlson, 42:31)

5. FBI & DOJ Obstruction

• [42:31] FBI’s actions seen as “strange in the extreme”—quick cremation, removal of digital footprint, lack of toxicology/autopsy transparency.
• Congressional investigations stonewalled, with the FBI claiming no digital evidence despite ample records.
• Surveillance footage from the gun range and other key locations withheld from the public.

6. Explosive Congressional Allegations – Rep. Tim Burchett

• [61:16] Burchett joins, connecting CIA mind control programs (MK Ultra) to potential manipulation of Crooks, referencing past federally “programmed” violent actors.

"This is what I saw during COVID. ... That goes right back to what you were saying. You got a kid...he was programmed." (Tim Burchett, 71:55)

• Burchett insists evidence is buried or destroyed, predicting the truth will never be revealed—just like with Kennedy and other infamous cover-ups.

"Never will be. ... The files have been destroyed, you'll never find this stuff out." (Burchett, 79:37)

7. Security Analysis and Kill Box

• [92:04] Detailed walkthrough of the Butler site: zero perimeter security, complete vulnerability, ease of access to the president—Benny and Burchett stunned by the lack of protection.
• Use of untreated “dead zones” in security planning, compared to bank security or event security.

8. Final Reflections – Collapse of Public Trust

• Benny evokes the erosion of institutional trust, threading from this event to a wider narrative of government corruption, loss of common faith, and the impending danger of atomization and civil collapse.

"The practice of atomization. Diversity is our strength. Bullshit. No, strength is our strength... That’s how you topple a good and well founded nation.” (Benny Johnson, 100:09)

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On the Openness of the Assassination Attempt:

  • "We have stood in awe of the hundreds, if not thousands of aligned miracles that needed to happen for Thomas Crooks to be able to shoot President Trump in the head that day..." (Benny, 69:01)

• On the FBI's Actions:

  • "Tucker saying, listen, this is clearly an inside job by the federal government." (Benny, 47:37)

• Carlson’s Key Questions to the FBI [55:34–59:21]:

  • "Was Thomas Crooks known to federal law enforcement before the shooting?... Why did an FBI agent hose down the crime scene?... On what date did FBI agents stop investigating Thomas Crooks’ online presence?"

• Rep. Burchett on Mind Control and Programmed Killers:

  • "They label me and you conspiracy theorists, but this is exactly what we see happen… It’s too deep… That's why I said, I wish they could just go in and fire everybody and start back." (73:56–74:12)

• Evoking Faith and Personal Stakes:

  • "What man intends for evil, God intends for good. And I believe that." (Benny, 76:25)

• On Future Action:

  • "Congress could really make a scene here and could...demand that all of this information be released." (Benny, 86:41; before the connection drops again with Burchett)

Timestamps for Important Segments

• 03:31 – Benny’s overview of Tucker Carlson’s report and allegations of a cover-up
• 10:46 – On-the-ground investigation at Butler: scrubbed crime scene, security failures
• 24:14 – Footage of Crooks on the rooftop; crowd reactions
• 36:19 – Tucker Carlson’s detailed reading of Crooks' comments; evidence of radicalization
• 41:07 – Introduction of “Willie Tepes,” suspected online handler
• 42:31 – FBI’s questionable actions post-shooting
• 61:16/71:31 – Rep. Tim Burchett begins discussion on federal agency failures and mind control allegations
• 69:01 – Benny’s monologue on the improbability of the event without intentional negligence
• 92:04–93:28 – Analysis of Butler’s security "kill box" and open vulnerability at Trump’s rally
• 100:09 – Benny’s reflection on systemic collapse and the need for truth
• 121:27 – Episode begins to wrap; community call-to-action and verse of the day

Overall Tone

• Blunt, suspicious, and relentless – Benny is frantic, fiery, and unapologetically suspicious of federal authorities, blending personal experience, faith, and investigative journalism.
• Cynical but impassioned – Both Benny and Burchett lament institutional decay and the seeming impossibility of ever learning the full truth, but urge listeners to remain engaged and demand transparency.

Summary Takeaways

• Tucker Carlson’s exposé presents Crooks as a “groomed assassin” whose digital and real-world trail was covered up by federal authorities.
• Security failures at the Butler rally are described as so egregious they seem intentional; the access Crooks had is considered inexplicable absent inside help or catastrophic incompetence.
• Evidence and online records relating to Crooks were systematically wiped, under suspicious circumstances involving the FBI.
• The presence of a mysterious online “handler” and parallels to past CIA/FBI mind control scandals are foregrounded, with Rep. Burchett emphasizing a pattern of federal agencies programming or facilitating violence for political effect.
• The event is cited as emblematic of a broader, existential crisis of institutional trust in America.

For listeners: If you haven’t followed the assassination attempt story closely, this episode provides a passionate, conspiratorial, and deeply skeptical perspective on both the event and the wider state of federal law enforcement and political transparency. The show is thick with detail, impassioned testimony, and unresolved, angry questions demanding an honest national reckoning.