

Tucker Carlson, Thomas Crooks, The Contradictions in Crooks’s Final Weeks - Ken Silva
EP.654 Journalist and author Ken Silva joins Michael Decon for a candid conversation about the assassination attempts against Donald Trump and the unanswered questions driving his reporting. Drawing from his book, The Trump Assassination Plots: What the Investigations Missed and Why It Matters, Silva discusses the Butler rally shooting, the security failures surrounding it, and why his initial suspicions about multiple shooters changed as he examined the evidence. The conversation explores Thomas Crooks’s background, his academic ambitions, and the contrast between his everyday life and the violent online comments Silva attributes to him. Decon and Silva examine the gaps in the public record, question the Secret Service’s handling of the rally, and discuss whether the failures reflect institutional incompetence or something more. Silva also explains why he rejects claims that the shooting was staged while acknowledging the limits of what his investigation has established. Beyond Butler, Decon and Silva turn their attention to political loyalty, media credibility, and the business of shaping public opinion. Silva reflects on his experience appearing with Tucker Carlson, while both men question how much prominent commentators are guided by conviction, audience demand, or commercial incentives. From distrust of political parties to the challenge of separating evidence from speculation, this episode offers an unfiltered discussion of power, accountability, and the questions that remain after a defining moment in American politics.

















