Thomas Matthew Crooks is seen being bullied at school in newly released video

The 20-year-old man who tried to kill Donald Trump was said to have been a tough loner who was bullied at school, and now a video has been found that shows exactly that.

Thomas Matthew Crooks was a high school student when he was caught on camera a few years ago. The footage, which has since been circulated online, shows him being harassed by other students in class. Crooks is sitting at his desk and someone can be seen tugging on the leg of his pants.

The person tugging on his pants appears to be trying to pull him out of his seat, and while it appears to be playful, someone off-camera can be heard repeatedly saying “stop.”

The person appears to be Thomas himself… and he later mentions that his feet hurt. Others on camera can be heard laughing at this as well.

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The scene matches several stories about Thomas from other classmates, who say he was a bit of an outsider and was constantly bullied by others. One story says he tried to join the school’s rifle team but was rejected because he was apparently a poor shot.

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Everyone is looking into this guy’s background… and more and more information is coming to light by the hour, but this video is interesting because it seems to show the least popular of the bunch.

The jury is still out on whether this influenced his motivation in any way. The federal government is investigating what prompted Thomas to act in this way, but little is known at this point.

One of the rumors about him is that, although he is a registered Republican, he has donated to left-leaning political action committees, meaning that even his political affiliation is unclear at this point.

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