Feds say suspect in Trump assassination plot wrote letter admitting to plan

Sep 23, 2024

Karah Rucker Anchor/Reporter

By Karah Rucker (Anchor/Reporter), Ian Kennedy (Lead Video Editor)

A man accused of attempting to assassinate former President Donald Trump wrote a letter addressed to the world months before the incident on Sept. 15, according to a new filing from the Justice Department. Ryan Wesley Routh allegedly wrote the letter, which was discovered in a box he dropped off at a witness’s home.

The witness reported that he opened the box only after learning about the assassination attempt.

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The letter stated, “Dear world. 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.” It also criticized Trump for ending relations with Iran, saying he did so “like a child,” and he claimed the Middle East has unraveled as a result.

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Routh previously self-published a book suggesting that Iran should “feel free to assassinate Trump.” The witness who found the letter has not been identified by the DOJ. The box also contained ammunition, a metal pipe, tools, other letters with unknown contents, and four cellphones.

Prosecutors have detailed the incident in a detention filing. The four cellphones found in the box were in addition to six others discovered in Routh’s car, one of which contained a Google search on how to travel from Florida to Mexico. Routh’s passport was also located in the car.

Prosecutors believe Routh waited nearly 12 hours at the golf course on Sept. 15, after previously staking out the site multiple times in the preceding month, according to cellphone data. He also had a list of dates and locations where Trump was expected to be from August to October.

Routh is currently facing federal gun charges, including possession of a firearm as a convicted felon and having a firearm with an obliterated serial number. Investigators indicate that more serious charges may be brought as the investigation continues.

Tags: 2024 Elections, Donald Trump, Election, U.S. Department of Justice

Karah Rucker

A MAN ACCUSED OF ATTEMPTING TO ASSASSINATE FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP WROTE A LETTER ADDRESSED TO THE WORLD MONTHS BEFORE THE ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT ON SEPTEMBER 15TH –

PUTTING HIS INTENTIONS IN INK – ACCORDING TO A NEW FILING FROM THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT.

HERE’S A LOOK AT THE LETTER RYAN WESLEY ROUTH ALLEGEDLY WROTE.

THE DOJ SAYING A WITNESS CAME FORWARD SAYING ROUTH DROPPED A BOX OFF AT HIS HOME **MONTHS BEFORE THE ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT.

AMONGST OTHER THINGS – WAS THIS LETTER – THE WITNESS SAYING HE ONLY OPENED UP THE BOX **AFTER LEARNING OF THE ATTEMPT ON TRUMP’S LIFE.

IT READS “DEAR WORLD. 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.”

THE LETTER ALSO SAYS TRUMP “ENDED RELATIONS WITH IRAN LIKE A CHILD AND NOW THE MIDDLE EAST HAS UNRAVELED.” –

THIS REVELATION COMING AFTER WE LEARNED ROUTH ONCE SELF-PUBLISHED A BOOK TELLING THE COUNTRY OF IRAN THEY SHOULD “FEEL FREE TO ASSASSINATE TRUMP.”

THE WITNESS WHO DISCOVERED THE LETTER IN THIS BOX WAS NOT IDENTIFIED BY THE DOJ.

ALSO SAID TO BE FOUND IN THE BOX WAS AMMUNITION, A METAL PIPE, TOOLS, OTHER LETTERS TO WHICH THE CONTENTS ARE UNKNOWN – AND FOUR CELL PHONES.

WE’RE LEARNING MORE DETAILS ABOUT THE INCIDENT LAID OUT BY PROSECUTORS IN A DETENTION FILING.

THOSE CELL PHONES FOUND IN THE BOX ARE IN ADDITION TO ANOTHER SIX CELL PHONES FOUND IN ROUTH’S CAR –

ONE OF WHICH HAD A GOOGLE SEARCH OF HOW TO TRAVEL FROM FLORIDA TO MEXICO.

ROUTH’S PASSPORT WAS ALSO IN HIS CAR.

PROSECUTORS BELIEVE ROUTH WAS WAITING FOR NEARLY 12 HOURS AT THE GOLF COURSE ON SEPTEMBER 15 – THE DAY OF THE ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT –

AFTER PREVIOUSLY STAKING OUT THE SITE ON SEVERAL VISITS IN THE MONTH LEADING UP – ACCORDING TO CELL PHONE DATA.

THE SUSPECT ALSO HAD A LIST ON HAND OF DATES AND LOCATIONS WHERE TRUMP WAS EXPECTED TO BE FROM AUGUST TO OCTOBER.

ROUTH IS CURRENTLY FACING FEDERAL GUN CHARGES, INCLUDING POSSESSION OF A FIREARM AS A CONVICTED FELON – AND HAVING A FIREARM WITH AN OBLITERATED SERIAL NUMBER.

HOWEVER INVESTIGATORS SAY MORE SERIOUS CHARGES COULD BE BROUGHT IN THE CASE AS THE INVESTIGATION CONTINUES.

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