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Trump calls charges against ‘maniac assassin’ a ‘slap on the wrist’

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“It’s very difficult to trust the Biden/Harris DOJ/FBI to investigate the assassination attempts, due to Election Interference and the FAKE CASES brought against me, including their control over local D.A.s and A.G.s. …”

Former President Donald Trump on Monday called the charges filed against a man who set up for an assassination attempt “a slap on the wrist” and demanded federal prosecutors allow the state of Florida to handle the case.

“The Kamala Harris/Joe Biden Department of Justice and FBI are mishandling and downplaying the second assassination attempt on my life since July,” Trump said in a statement released by his campaign. “The charges brought against the maniac assassin are a slap on the wrist.”

Federal prosecutors charged Ryan Wesley Routh, 58, of Hawaii, with possession of a firearm by a felon and possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number.

Federal prosecutors filed court documents Monday that provided new details about Routh’s attempt to kill the former president. The records show Routh had been planning to kill Trump for months. He also left a note that gives indication of his intentions.

Routh, resident of Hawaii and North Carolina and participant in the latter’s March 5 primary, left the note with a person federal prosecutors described as a civilian witness several months before the Sept. 15 incident. According to court records filed Monday, the person reached out to law enforcement on Wednesday. The letter offered money to anyone who would finish the job.

The letter reads in part, “This was an assassination attempt on Donald Trump but I failed you. I tried my best and gave it all the gumption I could muster. It is up to you now to finish the job; and I will offer $150,000 to whomever can complete the job.”

In Routh’s vehicle, a Nissan Xterra, FBI agents found two additional license plates and six phones. One of the phones contained a Google search of how to get from Palm Beach County to Mexico. The agents also found 12 pairs of gloves, Routh’s Hawaii driver’s license, his passport and other documents. Those included a handwritten list of dates in August, September and October 2024 and venues where Trump had appeared or was expected to be present.

Trump said he wants Florida prosecutors to handle the case.

Last week, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said the state has the jurisdiction to prosecute Routh for attempted murder and will be more transparent in its investigation than the federal government. Routh is the subject of three assassination investigations and could face life in prison if convicted of attempted murder.

Trump said he didn’t trust the U.S. Department of Justice or FBI as he races against Vice President Kamala Harris for the White House in November.

“It’s very difficult to trust the Biden/Harris DOJ/FBI to investigate the assassination attempts, due to Election Interference and the FAKE CASES brought against me, including their control over local D.A.s and A.G.s. …” Trump said in the statement. “If the DOJ and FBI cannot do their job honestly and without bias, and hold the aspiring assassin responsible to the full extent of the Law, Governor Ron DeSantis and State of Florida have already agreed to take the lead on the investigation and prosecution.”

Trump said the Florida charges were “more serious than the ones the FBI has announced.”

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Trump Assassination Attempt Suspect Left Letter Urging Others To ‘Finish The Job’

Published on September 23, 2024

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By Katelynn Richardson

The man who is suspected of attempting to assassinate former President Donald Trump left a handwritten letter telling others they must “finish the job,” according to records filed by prosecutors Monday.

Ryan Routh, who faces two gun charges after allegedly attempting to assassinate the former president on Sept. 15 at his West Palm Beach, Florida, golf club, penned a note telling “the world” that he would offer $150,000 to anyone who could “complete” the job, according to court records. Prosecutors wrote that law enforcement was contacted by a witness on Wednesday who said Routh had dropped off a box at his residence including various letters, along with “ammunition, a metal pipe, miscellaneous building materials, tools, four phones,” several months before the assassination attempt.

“Dear World, this was an assassination attempt on Donald Trump but I am so sorry I failed you,” the letter states. “I tried my best and gave it all the gumption I could muster.”

“Everyone across the globe from the youngest to the oldest know that Trump is unfit to be anything, much less a US president,” the letter continues.

The letter goes on to note that Trump “ended relations with Iran like a child and now the Middle East has unraveled,” according to prosecutors.

The witness opened the box left by Routh after learning of the attempted assassination on Sept. 15, the filing states.

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Would-Be Trump Assassin’s Confession Letter Will ‘Come Back To Haunt Him’: Florida State Attorney

Published on September 23, 2024

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Florida state attorney Dave Aronberg on Monday said Ryan Wesley Routh’s letter, in which he admits to attempting to assassinate former President Donald Trump, could result in “more serious” charges against him.

Routh is currently charged with possessing a firearm as a convicted felon and possessing a firearm with an obliterated serial number, according to a Sept. 16 Justice Department press release. However, Aronberg said on “NewsNation Live” that the attempted assassin will likely face more severe charges as a result of “his confession” in the letter published in a Monday court filing.

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“Now it’s more likely that at some point the feds will charge him with something more serious than these current charges, perhaps attempted assassination of a former president, perhaps attempted murder of a major presidential candidate, because the biggest obstacle was proving his intent,” Aronberg said. “And just the fact that he was stopped by Secret Service before he can get a shot off, even though that was a good thing, that actually works against prosecutors trying to establish this guy’s intent. Well, he just made his confession, and that’s going to come back to haunt him because now I do think it makes it more likely that the feds could charge him more serious crimes.”

“So this is going to work against him in various ways. And another way is that it undermines his insanity defense. I think that probably was going to happen, that he was going to use an insanity defense of this ever goes to trial,” he added. “But the words he used shows that he knew what he was doing. This is premeditation. This was thought out. This wasn’t just a guy who just decided to do something crazy, didn’t know the difference between right and wrong. He’s apologizing for not doing it and hoping someone else does it. And then he fled. So it looks like he did know that what he did was wrong and against the law. So this letter really hurts him in many ways.”

Routh’s letter also contains a $150,000 offer to anybody who is able to successfully assassinate Trump, according to the court filing. Prosecutors wrote in the filing that law enforcement was contacted by a witness on Wednesday who asserted Routh had left a box at his residence consisting of various letters, along with “ammunition, a metal pipe, miscellaneous building materials, tools, four phones,” several months ahead of the assassination attempt.

The witness opened the box after learning of Routh’s attempted assassination of Trump on Sept. 15, the filing states.

“Dear World, this was an assassination attempt on Donald Trump but I am so sorry I failed you,” Routh’s letter states. “I tried my best and gave it all the gumption I could muster.”

“Everyone across the globe from the youngest to the oldest know that Trump is unfit to be anything, much less a U.S. president,” it continues.

Trump was golfing at his course in West Palm Beach when Secret Service agents noticed Routh hiding in shrubbery near a hole ahead of the former president, according to The Associated Press. Routh attempted to flee but was quickly apprehended.

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