{"id":364273,"date":"2026-10-02T20:14:21","date_gmt":"2026-10-03T01:14:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/trump-shooter-texted-with-unknown-contact-about-3d-printed-parts-before-attempted-assassination"},"modified":"2026-10-02T20:14:24","modified_gmt":"2026-10-03T01:14:24","slug":"trump-shooter-texted-with-unknown-contact-about-3d-printed-parts-before-attempted-assassination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/trump-shooter-texted-with-unknown-contact-about-3d-printed-parts-before-attempted-assassination","title":{"rendered":"Trump Shooter Texted with &#8216;Unknown Contact&#8217; About 3D-Printed Components Earlier than Tried Assassination"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\">\n             <span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Trump Shooter<\/span><br \/>\n             <span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Crooks Texted About 3D-Printed &#8216;Parts&#8217; with &#8216;Unknown Contact&#8217;<\/span><br \/>\n           <\/h2>\n<p>    <!--\/.social-media-container--><\/p>\n<p>\n                                    Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-10-02T17:59:50-07:00\"><br \/>\n               October 2, 2026<br \/>\n              5:59 PM PDT<\/time>\n                                      <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<section id=\"cb-17704e3cd72ae0466091a844f5b2a262\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n         <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20261003_39847ed7b31b44149341cb1e1128c737\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:21814dd4-e2ad-471a-ad07-2809b8876d44\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>             <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Businesspeople\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/39\/4by3\/2026\/10\/03\/39847ed7b31b44149341cb1e1128c737_md.jpg\" alt=\"thomas matthew crooks donald trump getty comp\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n<p>         <\/a>\n   <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-17704e3cd72ae0466091a844f5b2a262--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-42f4769dcbddeb8204283b3ce8d43fbb\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/thomas-matthew-crooks\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Thomas Matthew Crooks<\/strong><\/a> &#8212; the 20-year-old who clipped <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/donald-trump\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>President Trump<\/strong><\/a>&#8216;s ear during a 2024 rally &#8212; allegedly texted with an &#8220;unknown contact&#8221; about 3D-printed parts &#8230; a little over a year before the assassination attempt.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-42f4769dcbddeb8204283b3ce8d43fbb--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-91b91322a32fd8fa2b9fdff7d7ba949e\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.judicialwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/JW-v-DOJ-Crooks-prod-9-02216.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>FBI Records<\/strong><\/a> obtained by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.judicialwatch.org\/fbi-records-thomas-crooks-message\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Judicial Watch<\/strong><\/a> &#8230; Crooks was texting with someone on February 9, 2023, who asked him &#8230; &#8220;Did you 3D print the parts?&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-91b91322a32fd8fa2b9fdff7d7ba949e--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-30e9efe0d43635c84be43338ca5ba429\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-162dc202-97ac-4706-a82f-8d95bf60b026-1456422968-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n     <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-162dc202-97ac-4706-a82f-8d95bf60b026-1456422968-play-btn\"><br \/>\n      <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play video content<\/span><br \/>\n     <\/button><br \/>\n          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/87\/16by9\/2024\/07\/13\/87bdc9d8852240fa8003fffebcd0d816_md.jpg\" alt=\"071324_trump-kal\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"\/><br \/>\n           <span class=\"media-video-swipe video-block__media-video-swipe\">JULY 2024<\/span>\n         <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-30e9efe0d43635c84be43338ca5ba429--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-d15594a365c65624cf8d4a4856dc976e\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The docs say the would-be assassin responded &#8230; &#8220;Yes, except for the fan blades.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-d15594a365c65624cf8d4a4856dc976e--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-b2ce35335500ceb389183e5ba06b47e1\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>This exchange came after Crooks had sent something &#8212; which was completely redacted in the records &#8212; causing the mystery texter to say &#8230; &#8220;woah that looks cool.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-b2ce35335500ceb389183e5ba06b47e1--><br \/>\n<a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-c796b02a234c2a7271618bffdcdc71ba\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The FBI described the other person as an &#8220;unknown contact&#8221; and said the messages in the records were &#8220;deemed pertinent&#8221; to the attempted assassination investigation.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-c796b02a234c2a7271618bffdcdc71ba--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-db3122f24e6589807c2ac5a4ab1e294d\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n         <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20261003_c4909f4a538748cdb54b706ffc2748cc\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:21814dd4-e2ad-471a-ad07-2809b8876d44\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/c4\/4by3\/2026\/10\/03\/c4909f4a538748cdb54b706ffc2748cc_md.jpg\" alt=\"donald trump assasination attempt getty\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n<p>         <\/a>\n   <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-db3122f24e6589807c2ac5a4ab1e294d--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-4ec53315cd115a8580867cdfb1037f9c\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>It&#8217;s worth noting that <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/09\/14\/us-news\/chilling-details-of-thomas-crooks-upbringing-revealed-in-bombshell-fbi-docs-emotionless-since-birth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>The Post<\/strong><\/a><strong> <\/strong>previously obtained FBI interviews with Crooks&#8217; father &#8230; where he said his son once made a handgun with his 3D printer.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-4ec53315cd115a8580867cdfb1037f9c--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-7a62bea19068d372986b6edf6eb1a862\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>As you know, Crooks&#8217; 2024 assassination <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2024\/07\/13\/donald-trump-appear-shot-pennsylvania-rally-president-election\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>attempt failed<\/strong><\/a> when the bullet appeared to graze Trump&#8217;s ear. He also hit members of the audience &#8230; one of whom died immediately.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-7a62bea19068d372986b6edf6eb1a862--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-58cbd2c56777be360a8a60174c7ebb18\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Crooks was taken out by snipers &#8230; and the cost of his cremation was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/09\/15\/trump-shooter-thomas-matthew-crooks-cremation-for-by-anonymous-person\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>covered<\/strong><\/a> by an anonymous donor.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-58cbd2c56777be360a8a60174c7ebb18--><\/p><\/div>\n<p> <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/10\/02\/trump-shooter-texted-with-unknown-contact-about-3d-printed-parts\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump Shooter Crooks Texted About 3D-Printed &#8216;Parts&#8217; with &#8216;Unknown Contact&#8217; Published October 2, 2026 5:59 PM PDT Thomas Matthew Crooks &#8212; the 20-year-old who clipped [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":364276,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[19621,35863,39404,39406,1923,39407,39408,609,39403,1912,39405],"class_list":["post-364273","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-businesspeople","tag-contents","tag-crooks-texted","tag-emerging-technologies","tag-federal-bureau-of-investigation","tag-industrial-design","tag-industrial-processes","tag-president","tag-thomas-matthew-crooks","tag-trump","tag-trump-shooter-crooks-texted"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/364273","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=364273"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/364273\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":364275,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/364273\/revisions\/364275"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/364276"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=364273"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=364273"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=364273"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}