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

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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