Donald Trump ran with a podcast hosts unfounded speculation of an inside job behind the attempt on his life recently, saying, You do have to wonder. (Check out the clip below.)

Former Fox News personality Monica Crowley , who worked for the Treasury Department during Trumps administration, stoked the conspiracy chatter by accusing officials of slow-walking the investigation. Does it look increasingly to you like this was a suspicious, maybe even inside job? she asked the Republican nominee.

Trump suggested without proof that Democrats are paying for the legal fees of the father of the dead gunman Thomas Crooks.

While the FBI unlocked Crooks phone fairly easily after his July 13 assassination attempt, Trump claimed the FBI couldnt open the apps and that was suspicious. That piled on to conservatives dubious speculation about Crooks contacts before July 13.

Trump also said FBI Director Christopher Wrays early disclosure that the agency wasnt sure if Trump had been hit by shrapnel or a bullet was perhaps a sign of something afoot. (The FBI later confirmed it was a bullet .)

Theres so many things going on here, that you do have to wonder, Trump said. I wasnt thinking this way three weeks ago, but the more you see it, the more you start to say there could be something else and thats really dangerous for the country.

The former president compared his case to former President John F. Kennedys assassination, which has spawned conspiracy theories for decades. Trump said hell open up an investigation in his first week back in the White House if he wins the election. Its harder to get the facts as time goes by, he said.

Crowley claimed the imperial media and regime have buried the story, which lends credence to this idea that this is very suspicious and could have been an inside job.

They dont wanna talk about it, Trump replied. They didnt want to talk about the election of 2020 either.

Crooks was shot and killed after he fired at Trump during a Butler, Pennsylvania, rally, grazing the former presidents ear. The FBI said last week it had found no specific motive for Crooks act, deeming the campaign event a target of opportunity for the killer.