"I can’t [verify the reports]. I’m aware that someone has said that they have it, they’re putting something out. I didn’t exactly see what he put out," the spokesperson said, when asked about the veracity of the reports. "We’re aware of what the assertions are and we’re trying to assimilate what’s going on right now, because we don’t know what’s out or where it came from at this point in time."
Earlier on Monday, US media released a report claiming to contain three pages of a manifesto left by Aiden Hale, who shot and killed three children and three adults at Covenant School in March, before being shot dead by responding officers.
Investigators claimed to have found a manifesto written by Hale, although that characterization was later disputed. The document has never officially been released to the public.
The purported copy of the document included in the report features references to a desire to kill "crackers" and people with "white privileges" during the shooting. Hale reportedly wrote that he was "ready to die" and drafted a precise schedule for the shooting.
The report claims to have corroborated the three pages of the document as authentic.
US businessman and 2024 Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy shared the reports via social media platform X, noting that he demanded the document's release in August.
"We can handle the truth," Ramaswamy said. "Be honest with the public - not just when it’s easy, but when it’s hard. Get to the root cause: the mental health epidemic. The path to truth runs through transparency."