DONALD Trump’s would-be assassin wrote a note revealing his plans to kill the former president months before the attempted attack, the Justice Department has revealed.
Suspect Ryan Wesley Routh, 58, is set to appear in court on Monday for his bond hearing as he’s charged with allegedly pointing a gun at Trump on a Florida golf course on September 15.
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Prosecutors filed a detention memo ahead of Routh’s hearing for his charges of two federal gun crimes that revealed his detailed plans to carry out the shooting.
Officials said a note from the suspect, addressed “Dear World,” was left at the home of someone who contacted police after Routh’s arrest.
“This was an assassination attempt on Donald Trump but I failed you,” the note said, according to prosecutors.
“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 comes as…
- Trump was rushed to safety after the assassination attempt at his golf course
- The alleged gunman was named as pro-Ukrainian activist Ryan Wesley Routh
- Routh was pictured smirking after he was arrested
- He was hit with two federal gun charges
- Routh hated Trump but the attack was ‘nothing like him,’ his son said
- Routh wrote a bizarre $2 book about the ‘end of humanity’
- The Secret Service is under fire over the second attempt on Trump’s life in weeks
- President Biden said the Secret Service ‘needs help’
- Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said the state will conduct an investigation into the attempt
AMMO BOX
The witness who turned the letter into the DOJ said they received the chilling note inside a box from Routh several months prior to the attempted assassination.
The recipient only opened the box after hearing Routh was identified as the wannabe assassin, officials said.
Along with the note and several handwritten letters, the box reportedly contained ammunition, a metal pipe, and other items.
The Justice Department also revealed that a search of Routh’s car revealed a list of dates and venues where Trump was scheduled to appear.
Cops found six phones in his car, along with a notebook filled with anti-government criticism.
The DOJ released details of the note on Monday ahead of Routh’s bond hearing at 11 am, where prosecutors will argue that Routh is a danger to society and that he must stay in jail ahead of his trial.
The U.S. Sun has contacted the DOJ for comment.
FAILED PLAN
Routh allegedly set out to kill Trump as the Republican nominee was playing on a West Palm Beach golf course – but a Secret Service agent spotted his rifle poking out of the course’s treeline.
He fled the scene and was captured 45 minutes later. The wannabe assassin left a loaded rifle with a scope, a digital camera, and a plastic bag with food at the scene, according to an FBI affidavit.
Ryan Routh’s letter
The Justice Department released a chilling letter from would-be assassin Ryan Wesley Routh about his plan to kill Donald Trump on Monday.
“Dear world,” the note began.
“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.
“Everyone across the globe from the youngest to the oldest know that Trump is unfit to be anything, much less a U.S. president.
“US presidents must at bare minimum embody the moral fabric that is America, and be kind, caring and selfless and always stand for humanity.
“Trump fails to understand any of (that),” the letter concluded.
Cell phone records showed Routh was in the area of the tree line outside the golf course for about 12 hours, from around 2 am until 1:31 pm on Sunday, the affidavit revealed.
Security at the golf course rushed Trump to safety and he was unharmed in the attempted attack.
The former president later joked about the incident in an appearance on comic Greg Gutfeld’s show.
“I always said golf is a very dangerous game,” he said.
Last week, Routh was charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number.
If he’s found guilty, Routh faces up to 15 years in prison for the first charge and a further five years for the second charge.
During his first court appearance, Routh was seen laughing and smiling with his court-appointed attorney as he donned prison scrubs and shackles on his wrists and ankles.
He told the court that he has no real estate or assets except for two trucks worth about $1,000 at his house in Ka’a’awa, Hawaii.
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