Donald Trump: suspect reveals intention to kill him in a letter, this is what he wrote

MIAMI (EFE).— The man detained as suspicious of trying to assassinate the former president from the United States Donald Trump last Sunday the 15th, on a golf course in Florida, He detailed his plans in a handwritten letterin which he also acknowledged that he wanted to commit the crime and regretted having failed, the Prosecutor’s Office reported yesterday.

A motion filed yesterday in court by the Department of Justice revealed the letter, in which the suspect, Ryan Wesley Routh, He acknowledged in advance that he had planned the attack against the Republican candidate.

“Dear world: This was an assassination attempt on Donald Trumpbut “I am very sorry for having failed you.”Routh wrote in the cartain which he also offered $150,000 “to whoever can complete the job.”

“I did the best I could and I gave all the courage I could muster,” the 58-year-old added in the letter, which was found inside a box along with other objects, including ammunition, and that the detainee left at a friend’s house several months before his arrest.

He apparently eventually anticipated a failed attemptbut the Prosecutor’s motion does not specify it.

How did you see Trump’s attacker?

Routh, who will remain in prison after being denied bail yesterday by Judge Ryon McCabe, was spotted by a police officer. Secret servicewho He was discovered armed with a semi-automatic rifle. hidden behind some bushes lined up near the sixth hole of the golf course owned by Trump, at a time when he was with a group of friends one hole behind.

The agent, who specifically noticed the barrel of the rifle that was sticking out of the bushes and pointing towards him, he shot the suspiciouswho fled the scene without having fired his weapon at any time, according to yesterday’s letter.

Routh was stopped by local police about 45 minutes later while driving a vehicle northbound on an interstate highway.

When agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBIfor its acronym in English) inspected the place where Routh was stationed, on the perimeter of the golf course, they discovered a loaded rifle with the serial number scratched and illegible, and a telescopic sight, a digital camera, a backpack and a bag.

The FBI’s analysis of the detainee’s six cell phones reveals that on August 14, traveled from North Carolina to West Palm Beach and since then he has been hanging around the golf course as well as Mar-a-Lago, the social club and Trump’s residence in Florida.

Likewise, a list of places and events was found between the months of August and September where Trump was or his presence was expected.

What charges are being brought against Ryan Wesley Routh?

The Prosecutor’s Office gathered this information in a letter sent yesterday to the court in order to support before the federal magistrate to keep Routh detained, who for the moment is arrested on charges related to weapons possessionalthough the addition of new accusations is expected.

Just yesterday, Trump noted that the Justice Department and FBI have a “conflict of interest” with the investigation and requested that the Florida Prosecutor’s Office take charge of the investigations.

The former president accused the Department of Justice and the FBI of “mismanagement” and of downplaying the attempted murder of which he was a victim.

“The Department of Justice and the FBI “They have a conflict of interest since they have been obsessed with ‘getting Trump’ for so long,” said Trump, who alluded to the “false cases” filed against him by the US Justice Department.

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