In court documents filed earlier this week, the federal government revealed it had evidence that Ryan Wesley Routh, the man who allegedly hatched a plot to try and kill President Donald Trump at his Florida golf course in September 2024, had attempted to obtain military-grade weaponry to kill the then-Republican presidential nominee.
According to Fox News, these documents included a plan for a rocket or missile launcher, which he hoped to obtain from a Ukrainian contact.
Routh, the government said, try to “acquire anti-aircraft weapons” from the contact in August, according to messages allegedly discovered via an unnamed encrypted messaging app.
“The two had discussed the July 2024 attempt to assassinate President Trump that occurred in Pennsylvania, with Routh writing ‘I wish’ via encrypted messaging
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