Would-be Trump assassin Ryan Routh had a long list of venues and events where the former President would be appearing, according to a detention filing.
On Monday, Routh appeared in court charged with two federal gun crimes, including the possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and possession and receipt of a firearm with an obliterated serial number.
Routh also took reconnaissance trips to Trump’s West Palm Beach golf course just months before the Secret Service thwarted his assassination attempt.
As we previously reported, Routh’s knowledge of Trump’s schedule led to concerns that there is a mole within the Secret Service.
Last week, former Navy Seal and Republican Congressman Eli Crane warned Trump there is the possibility that someone is leaking intelligence from within the agency.
“My advice to the President is to bolster your private security around you not only to fill holes in the gaps that the Secret Service continues to leave open but also to watch the watchers,” Crane suggested.
It later emerged that Routh wrote a letter addressed “Dear world,” where he explained how he attempted to assassinate Trump but had failed. He then offers $150,000 to anyone who can finish the job.
The letter was filed with other materials contained within a box that Routh left with someone he knew.
The filing states:
“On September 18, 2024, law enforcement was contacted by a civilian witness who stated that ROUTH had dropped off a box at his residence several months prior. After learning of the September 15, 2024, incident at Trump International, the witness opened the box.”
“The witness stated the box contained ammunition, a metal pipe, miscellaneous building materials, tools, four phones, and various letters. One handwritten letter, addressed to ‘The World,’ stated, among other things, ‘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.’ “
However, the question remains: Why would the DOJ make the letter public?
President Trump told supporters on Monday that the federal charges brought against Routh were nothing more than a “slap on the wrist”
“The Kamala Harris/Joe Biden Department of Justice and FBI are mishandling and downplaying the second assassination attempt on my life since July.” Trump wrote.
He added:
“The charges brought against the maniac assassin are a slap on the wrist. It’s no wonder, since the DOJ and FBI have been coming after me nonstop with Weaponized Lawfare since I announced my first Historic Campaign for the Presidency.”
Trump continued:
“The DOJ and FBI have a Conflict of Interest since they have been obsessed with ‘Getting Trump’ for so long,” adding “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.”
“Shockingly, after the bullet went through my ear on that fateful day in Butler, Pennsylvania, the FBI Director went before Congress and falsely said that it may not have been a bullet, ‘It was just glass or shrapnel’ – a lie condemned by even my worst enemies. What he said was disgraceful, especially since it was witnessed LIVE by millions of people, and he was forced to immediately retract,” Trump further urged.
“If the DOJ and FBI cannot do their job honestly and without bias,” Trump continued.
“And hold the aspiring assassin responsible to the full extent of the Law, Governor Ron DeSantis and the State of Florida have already agreed to take the lead on the investigation and prosecution.”
He concluded:
Florida charges would be much more serious than the ones the FBI has announced. The TRUTH would be followed, wherever it leads. OUR JUSTICE SYSTEM IS CORRUPT AND DISCREDITED, especially as it pertains to the 45th President of the United States, Donald J. Trump. LET FLORIDA HANDLE THE CASE!”
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