Would-be Trump assassin Thomas Crooks texted mystery persons about his 3D printer and gifts

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 electronic communications were obtained via a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request by Judicial Watch — weeks after The Post reported on Crooks’ experiments with his 3D printer, which included building a firearm.“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.” Several hours later it appears that Crooks responded, “Yes, except for the fan blades.”The two then appear to discuss their coursework at different colleges. 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. “Woah that looks cool,” the unknown person texted Crooks just before asking about the “parts,”  in response to a completely redacted message sent by the would-be Trump assassin.  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.Matthew explained that he tried the 3D-printed gun out, but only fired a single round from it because he feared the frame would explode. Matthew indicated that he did not allow Thomas to use the 3D-printed Glock 19. 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 occur...