India, Sept. 26 -- Thomas Crooks, who tried to kill Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, dry-fired a handgun in his bedroom, chilling videos purportedly show.

Crooks had shot the Republican Presidential nominee while he was addressing a crowd, and hit Trump's ear. The clips, which are undated, were reportedly uploaded by Crooks online, but later 'scraped' after the assassination attempt on Trump, as per snippets political commentator Candace Owens obtained, and published on her podcast.

The purported video begins by showing a handgun on a quilt on a neatly made bed. Then, the camera flips to show Crooks in athletic wear. The bedroom can also be seen, but there isn't much there, apart from a Marvel poster on the wall behind the 20-year-...