Would-be Trump assassin Thomas Crooks texted mystery persons about his 3D printer, communicated in code | 2 Oct 2026 | 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… The messages are among dozens included in the newly-released documents that were “deemed pertinent” to the investigation of the July 13, 2024, Trump assassination attempt in Butler, Pa., the FBI noted. Judicial Watch also obtained bizarre communications described by the FBI as a “chat thread” between Crooks and a recipient whose name is redacted. The conversation occurred between May 21, 2023, and January 3, 2024, and is largely comprised of one– or two-word messages and character strings. “Hello…Hello red…Hello red… Hdudhdbdbbd… 7888ejdj…Yolo…Ddodjjf…890… Hdjd…Djdj…red…Yup red…Hello…Jhhhuuh…Hhdj…Jjjjjjjjjjjj…Hello red…Red red,” are among the messages sent by Crooks. Between February 6, 2024, and February 27, 2024, Crooks snapped aerial photos of PNC Park and Acrisure Stadium, home of the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Pittsburgh Steelers, respectively, as well as railroad tracks and other locations arounds Western Pennsylvania.