A new police report suppressed an alleged manifesto of the US Army Green Beret who blew himself up outside the Trump International Hotel Las Vegas.
A 70-page dossier from the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) admitted that Matthew Livelsberger left a ‘manifesto’ about the New Year’s Day blast.
Livelsberger’s diatribe has been deemed classified by the Department of Defense which has ordered local investigators to halt their probe.
‘The Department of Defense has exercised control over the manifesto,’ the LVMPD explained to the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
‘It does not record any public business and thus is not a public record. Instead, it is evidence collected by law enforcement pursuant to an investigation.’
The LVMPD did partially hint at Livelsberger’s potential motives and confirms previous reporting by Daily Mail on the veteran’s unhinged suicide note.
The report details how the 37-year-old Special Forces master sergeant had left the diatribe on his phone, along with several rambling notes warning of ‘weak and feckless leadership’ in Washington and describing the bombing as a ‘wake-up call’ for Americans.
The decision to suppress the documents, despite the intense public interest in the case, has only fueled speculation about what the decorated Green Beret might have written in his final hours, and why the Pentagon moved so swiftly to bury it.
Mystery continues to swirl around Matthew Livelsberger, the US Army Green Beret who blew himself up outside the Trump International Hotel Las Vegas on New Year’s Day
Livelsberger, a former Green Beret and active US Army Ranger, shot himself in the head seconds before an improvised explosive detonated in the back of his rented Tesla Cybertruck
A damaged Government ID of Matthew Livelsberger, 37, was found in the exploded Tesla
According to the LVMPD report, Livelsberger rented the Cybertruck through a vehicle-sharing platform on December 28, 2024 in Denver and drove it to Las Vegas, arriving in the valet area of the Trump hotel at about 7:35am on January 1, 2025.
One hour later, at approximately 8:39am, the truck exploded. Investigators found the body of the sole occupant inside the vehicle with his cause of death, a self-inflicted, gunshot wound.
The explosion knocked over seven bystanders. Fortunately, injuries were light with investigators describing the damage as ‘limited’ given the circumstances.
In his notes, Livelsberger wrote: ‘This was not a terrorist attack, it was a wake up … Americans only pay attention to spectacles and violence. What better way to get my point across than a stunt with fireworks and explosives.
‘Fellow Servicemembers, Veterans and all Americans, TIME TO WAKE UP! We are being led by weak and feckless leadership who only serve to enrich themselves.’
The report confirms that on his phone Livelsberger left a longer document described as a ‘manifesto.’
That document was quickly declared classified by the Department of Defense and remains sealed from public view.
The LVMPD then halted any further release of details until the federal side concludes its work.
The Army Green Beret detonated fireworks and other explosive materials from inside the rented vehicle while parked outside the Trump-owned building on January 1
Investigators comb through the Cybertruck wreck and debris surrounding it
A gun damaged by the blast and resulting fire that Livelsberger bought on the way
Livelsberger with his ex-wife Sara. The couple divorced in 2018
Livelsberger had served since 2006 in the US Army, rising to the rank of Master Sergeant and assigned to the 10th Special Forces Group according to the LVMPD.
His family and acquaintances say he had returned from Germany and was on approved leave at the time of the incident.
His background also included signs of mental-health strain with experts citing his service in combat zones and potential PTSD, while the CO said investigators believed Livelsberger acted alone.
Documents show Livelsberger had post-traumatic stress disorder and was on fluoxetine (Prozac) at his death.
‘We are also aware that there were potential other family issues or personal grievances in his own life that may have been contributing factors,’ FBI Special Agent in Charge Spencer Evans said.
His military service included deployments to Georgia in 2021 and five tours in Afghanistan.