Thomas Matthew Crooks, Donald Trump’s would-be assassin, searched for pornography shortly before shooting the former president.
It was the last search Crooks, 20, conducted on his phone before he stabbed Trump during a speech at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday.
FBI investigators discovered the search history after they finally cracked his encrypted Samsung Android phone, days after the attempted murder.
Other questions focused on Princess Kate and her British royal colleagues, Trump and President Joe Biden, and school shooter Ethan Crumbley.
Donald Trump’s potential assassin, Thomas Matthew Crooks, used his last internet search to look for pornography
The senior law enforcement source who told the Daily Beast about the porn search said it was “not unusual” among known killers.
Sandy Hook Elementary School mass murderer Adam Lanza had child abuse images on his phone, and Al Qaeda terrorists also watched extreme porn.
Agents were initially unable to access Crooks’ phone and forwarded the data to the Operational Technology Division at FBI headquarters in Quantico, Virginia.
The only other activity on his phone was text messages from his parents asking where he was after he didn’t come home from the shooting range at the expected time.
Crooks was shot dead by Secret Service snipers after his shots grazed Trump’s ear, killing a rally attendee, Corey Comperatore, and wounding another.
Investigators are now working on his laptop and external hard drives, which were found during a search of his parents’ home, where he lived.
Crooks had pictures of the Princess of Wales on his phone, sources told DailyMail.com, and he also searched for FBI Director Christopher Wray and US Attorney General Merrick Garland.
It is not yet clear why Crooks was looking for Kate, the only non-American in the group of people he found in his Internet search history.
Shooter Thomas Crooks (pictured) also investigated Princess Kate during his murder plots, the FBI revealed
Donald Trump (pictured) narrowly escaped being killed by a gunman at a rally on Saturday, when he was hit in the ear as he tried to turn his back at the last moment.
The Princess of Wales has made limited public appearances this year as she undergoes treatment for cancer. There is no evidence that Crooks had plans to travel to the UK.
Crooks’ interest in her became apparent when the FBI searched his two cell phones and one laptop.
They then discovered that he had been searching for dates from Trump’s rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, where he ultimately attempted assassination.
The Democratic National Convention data was also sought, researchers said during a closed-door meeting with lawmakers.
They also found photos of Biden and Trump in Crooks’ material.
FBI officials said during the briefing that Crooks’ search history indicated he had a strong interest in famous people, sources on the call confirmed to DailyMail.com.
The Princess of Wales was back in public at Wimbledon last Sunday, just hours after the attempted assassination of Donald Trump.
Crooks was a nutritional assistant at Bethel Park Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, where he provided food and care to the elderly and infirm after hospitalization.
After the assassination attempt on Trump, King Charles wrote a letter to the former president. This letter was delivered by the British Embassy in Washington DC
Charles survived his own assassination attempt in 1994.
The US Secret Service faced major questions last night about how a gunman was able to get close enough to shoot the former president.
Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle has been summoned to testify before a U.S. House committee on July 22, and could face calls to resign or be fired.