Trump Assassin Mysterious Texts
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- Victor NavaNew York Post
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President Trump’s would-be assassin, Thomas Crooks, exchanged messages with an “unknown contact” about 3D-printed “parts” and seemingly chatted in code words with another unidentified individual, FBI documents released Friday show.
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Federal investigative records obtained by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and reviewed by The Post last month showed that Crooks’ father told investigators that his son owned a 3D printer and once tried to fashion his own handgun.
“Using carbon fiber plastic, a dryer and a toaster oven, Thomas did once create a Glock 19,” the gunman’s father, Matthew, told investigators.
“These latest records reveal more pieces of the puzzle surrounding Thomas Crooks,” Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton said in a statement.
“The FBI should stop the slow drip of heavily redacted records and immediately provide the full investigative record — especially since the death last week of James Copenhaver, who was severely injured from being shot during the assassination attempt on President Trump.”
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- 2 Oct
“Did you 3D print the parts?” read a Feb. 9, 2023, message Crooks received on his Samsung device from an individual described by the FBI as an “unknown contact.”
- 3 Oct
Other information Judicial Watch received from the FBI documents included a notification from shipping company DHL about a package Crooks received from Hong Kong.
Coverage 4 articles
3 Oct Attempted Trump assassin Thomas Matthew Crooks sent mysterious text messages about a 3D printer before shooting
Daily Mail
3 Oct Trump’s attempted assassin sent mysterious texts about 3D printer leading up to Butler, Pa. shooting: report
New York Post
3 Oct Trump's attempted assassin sent mysterious texts about 3D printer leading up to Butler, Pa. shooting: report
Fox News
2 Oct Would-be Trump assassin Thomas Crooks texted mystery persons about his 3D printer and ‘gifts’
New York Post
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