{"id":618004,"date":"2026-06-13T12:08:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-13T12:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=618004"},"modified":"2026-06-13T12:08:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-13T12:08:00","slug":"bongino-debunks-tucker-carlsons-claim-that-trump-nixed-butler-probe-says-he-better-back-it-the-fk-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=618004","title":{"rendered":"Bongino debunks Tucker Carlson\u2019s claim that Trump nixed Butler probe, says he \u2018better back it the f**k up!\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Podcaster Dan Bongino angrily fired back at Tucker Carlson over a wild claim that the former FBI deputy director told him that President Donald J. Trump personally shut down an investigation into his attempted assassination at Butler, PA.<\/p>\n

During a Thursday interview with Mario Nawfal that blew up on social media, Carlson said that a \u201cterrified\u201d and \u201chysterical\u201d Bongino told him that it was Trump who put the kibosh on probing the July 13, 2024 incident when would be assassin Thomas Crooks opened fire on the then-GOP candidate, grazing his ear before being taken out.<\/p>\n

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\"\ud83d\udea8\"\"\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\" A terrified Bongino told Tucker that Trump shut down the Butler investigation himself.<\/p>\n

Tucker says he accidentally obtained the Thomas Crooks social media posts the FBI claimed didn\u2019t exist, then called Kash Patel and Dan Bongino looking for answers.<\/p>\n

Bongino, a friend of\u2026 https:\/\/t.co\/fP090liFgJ<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/RR08fJ1Ba2<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) June 12, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Carlson, who has previously expressed his opinion that something is being hidden about the assassination attempt, told Nawfal that he had texts from Bongino about their conversations which he said also took place over the phone.<\/p>\n

On Friday, Bongino unloaded on his former Fox News colleague on Friday\u2019s edition of \u201cThe Dan Bongino Show,\u201d explaining that he also has copies of their texts and calling for Carlson to \u201cback it the f**k up\u201d during a twelve minute rant on the incendiary accusation.<\/p>\n

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\"\ud83d\udea8\" Dan Bongino blows up Tucker Carlson\u2019s credibility & claim that \u201cTrump covered up the Butler Shooting\u201d<\/p>\n

Bongino brought the receipts too, something Tucker Carlson did not do. Intentionally.<\/p>\n

The whole 12 minutes is worth watching \"\ud83d\udd25\" pic.twitter.com\/zF1deby89w<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 J (@JayTC53) June 12, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\u201cHe doesn\u2019t realize, like, I have these texts, too. I never do this, but if you\u2019re going to refer to texts alleging we committed a crime, I\u2019m going to put it out there. But first, let\u2019s address his two points. He says that the president shut down the Butler investigation. Totally, completely, 100 percent made up,\u201d Bongino said, according to a transcript. He cited a November 2025 Fox News report that authorities concluded Crooks\u00a0\u201cacted alone\u201d after \u201cone of the largest mobilizations of FBI resources in history that, frankly, continued to this day.\u201d<\/p>\n

The conservative firebrand proceeded to share texts with Carlson with his audience.<\/p>\n

\u201cDo you guys see \u2014 anyone \u2014 anything in this text, anything at all in the audience, Tucker fans or anyone else, do you see anything in the text he claims to have that says the president shut down the investigation? He\u2019s just making this up,\u201d Bongino said.<\/p>\n

He later likened Carlson to MS NOW conspiracy queen Rachel Maddow and accused him of fabricating the entire story.<\/p>\n

\u201cTucker says the president is basically obstructing jus\u2026 he\u2019s accusing the president of a crime,\u201d he raged. \u201cI had a bunch of people like, \u2018Oh, you should sue him.\u2019 Folks, it doesn\u2019t matter with this guy. He doesn\u2019t care about the truth. It\u2019s a shame that we were friends, and he took it and he sh*t it down a toilet bowl because he\u2019s a person of a lie who has the impulse control of a child.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m sure he\u2019s going to cackle at all this with that stupid laugh,\u201d Bongino concluded. \u201cIf you\u2019re gonna accuse me in a mass media outlet of a federal crime, and claim you have evidence and accuse the president, too? Then you better back it the f**k up!\u201d<\/p>\n

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Podcaster Dan Bongino angrily fired back at Tucker Carlson over a wild claim that the former FBI deputy director told him that President Donald J. Trump personally shut down an investigation into his attempted assassination at Butler, PA. During a Thursday interview with Mario Nawfal that blew up on social media, Carlson said that a… Continue reading Bongino debunks Tucker Carlson\u2019s claim that Trump nixed Butler probe, says he \u2018better back it the f**k up!\u2019<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":618005,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[20,23],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-618004","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-economic-empowerment","category-national-security","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/618004","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=618004"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/618004\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/618005"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=618004"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=618004"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=618004"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}