Federal prosecutors have revealed that Ryan Routh, the suspect in the second failed assassination of former President Donald Trump, wrote a letter months in advance outlining his plans.
The letter, addressed to the “world,” included an advance apology for his failure: “This was an assassination attempt on Donald Trump, but I am so sorry I failed you. I tried my best and gave it all the gumption I could muster.”
According to court documents, Routh placed the letter in a box along with ammunition and other writings before delivering it to an unnamed witness “several months” before the incident at Trump’s West Palm Beach golf course in Florida.
The witness, who did not open the box until learning of the attempted assassination, discovered the letter and additional disturbing contents. The letter also offered a $150,000 bounty to “whomever can complete the job.”
Routh’s Democrat-inspired motivations were revealed in the letter, where he claimed that “everyone across the globe from the youngest to the oldest” knew that Trump was unfit for office. He added that U.S. presidents must at least “embody the moral fabric that is America” and be “kind, caring, and selfless.”
Prosecutors attached a photograph of the first page of Routh’s letter to their arguments, urging the court to continue his detention. The contents of the letter are expected to play a significant role in the government’s push for his continued detainment, emphasizing the danger posed by Routh’s premeditated plans. He is scheduled to appear in court later on Monday for a detention hearing, where the court will decide whether he should remain behind bars pending further proceedings.
The handwritten letter above goes on to state in part: “He [the former President] ended relations with Iran like a child, and now the Middle East has unraveled.”
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