The case against Routh, the 2nd assassin just got tighter

Known for his big-tooth smile and Democratic Party affiliation,
Ryan Routh mugs the camera

Ryan Routh, 58, is the man accused in the assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump at his golf course in Florida. 

Originally, it seemed like somewhat of a hard task to prove that Routh was planning to kill Trump, but it was discovered that he left behind a note that detailed his plans to carry out the assassination. He brilliantly kept a handwritten list of dates and venues where Trump was to appear, according to the Justice Department. But he failed to display a neon sign on the roof of the vehicle advertising the plan so he was able to get quite close to the 5th hold of the golf course and stick his weapon through the chainlink fence and wait for the former President to appear.

After the failed attempt, the charges against Routh had to do with the weapon "of mass destruction," but Trump complained that the current holding charges against him were too light.

Now, however, it looks like Routh is standing directly below the proverbial fan that gets hit with poo, as the coming charges of the assassination attempt are much more serious.

The new allegations about the note were included in a detention memo filed ahead of a hearing Monday at which federal prosecutors argued that Ryan Routh should remain locked up as a flight risk and a threat to public safety. 

U.S. Magistrate Ryon McCabe agreed, saying the “weight of the evidence against the defendant is strong” and ordered Routh to stay behind bars, in spite of the unspoken protests by the so called Squad.

The latest details were meant to bolster the Justice Department’s contention that the suspect had engaged in a premeditated plan to kill Trump, a plot officials say was thwarted by a Secret Service agent who spotted a rifle poking out of shrubbery on the West Palm Beach golf course where Trump was playing and then opened fire in Routh’s direction. Yeah, a handwritten note kind of eludes to that notion, but still, he didn't have a neon sign and this will be what the Left might argue.

The note describing would-be assassin's plans was placed in a box that he dropped off months earlier at the home of an unidentified person who did not open it until after last Sunday’s arrest, prosecutors said. The box also had ammunition, a metal pipe, building materials, phones, tools, and assorted letters.

The person who received the box and contacted law enforcement was not identified in the Justice Department’s detention memo and was described only as a “civilian witness.” Reps. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), and Alexandria Obviously-Commie (D-NY) can be immediately ruled out.

One note Routh left, addressed “Dear World,” appears to have been premised on the idea that the assassination attempt would be unsuccessful based upon his history of screwing things up beyond recognition, commonly referred to as a FUBAR, with the "F" being a slightly different word.

“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 note said, according to prosecutors.

The letter offers “substantial evidence of his intent,” Assistant U.S. Attorney Mark Dispoto said in court Monday.

Ya think?

“That’s the message he wanted to send to the world in advance of this incident” he said.

Routh is currently charged with illegally possessing his gun in spite of multiple felony convictions, including two charges of possessing stolen goods in 2002 in North Carolina, and with possessing a firearm with an obliterated serial number. But Dispoto said in court Monday that prosecutors would pursue additional charges before a grand jury accusing him of having tried to “assassinate a major political candidate” — charges that would warrant life in prison in the event of a conviction.

With his winning smile and calm disposition, he will make a fine inmate in a federal prison--just don't drop the soap.

Kristy Militello, an assistant federal public defender representing Routh, asked during Monday’s hearing for Routh to be permitted to live with his sister in Greensboro, N.C., as the case moves forward. She argued that prosecutors had failed to show that he was a threat to the community and noted his track record of habitually showing up for court appearances throughout decades of legal troubles. However, she refused to take any responsibility if Routh somehow escapes or somehow kills Trump in his 2nd assassination attempt.

In addition to the note, prosecutors cited cellphone records indicating that Routh traveled to West Palm Beach from Greensboro in mid-August, and that he was close to Trump’s golf club and his Mar-a-Lago residence “on multiple days and times” between Aug. 18 and the day of the apparent attempted assassination.

He was arrested Sept. 15 after a Secret Service agent who was scoping the Trump International Golf Club for potential security threats saw a partially obscured man’s face, and the barrel of a semiautomatic rifle, aimed directly at him.

Lucky for Trump that Routh was wearing a pink shirt that stood out rather than camouflage that might have gone undetected by the agent who fired at Routh who then sped off before being stopped along a highway. He left behind a loaded rifle, camera, backpack and a reusable shopping bag to save the planet.

The FBI has previously said Routh had camped outside the golf course for 12 hours before his arrest. The Secret Service has said Routh did not fire any shots and never had Trump in his line of sight. 

Big deal. This was too close and should have never gotten this close to the former President.

The Justice Department also said Monday that authorities who searched his car found six cellphones, including one that showed a Google search of how to travel from Palm Beach County to Mexico.

How did Routh get a list of Trump's schedule for August through October?

Who is Routh really?

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