NYT reports Thomas Matthew Crooks has no criminal record, yet FBI used DNA and biometric data to identify him due to lack of ID.

How does the government have access to the DNA and biometric data of someone that isn’t a criminal?
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Link to NYT article

Link to CNN article

BREAKING: According to the New York Times Thomas Matthew Crooks has no criminal record but according to the FBI he had no ID so they identified him using DNA and biometric data. Why and how does the government have access to the DNA and biometric data of someone that isn’t a… pic.twitter.com/36x3IBW71f

— Tom Renz (@RenzTom) July 16, 2024