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2024-09-23 20:40:32, Kosova & Bota CNA

The suspect in the assassination of Trump left a letter indicating his

The suspect for the assassination of former President Donald Trump on September 15 in Florida, left a letter a few months ago, in which he stated that he intended to kill the former president and had kept handwritten notes on the places where Mr. Trump was expected to be and the corresponding dates. the US Department of Justice said on Monday.

These data were made public during today's hearing to determine the security measure. The Department of Justice is asking that 58-year-old Ryan Wesley Routh be held in jail during the investigation.

The new details could bolster prosecutors' assertions that suspect Routh poses a threat to public safety after plotting to kill Mr. Trump. The plan was thwarted by a Secret Service agent who spotted the suspect's gun in the bushes on the golf course in West Palm Beach, Florida, where Mr. Trump was playing.

The letter was placed inside a box that was sent several months ago to an unidentified person, who did not open it until after the suspect's arrest on Sunday.

The box also contained ammunition, a metal pipe and other items.

The person who received the box and contacted the law enforcement bodies was not identified in the document made public during the hearing.

The letter, which was addressed to the world, with the words "dear world", seemed to be based on the hypothesis that the attempt to kill the former President would fail.

"This was an attempt to kill Donald Trump, but I let you down. I made maximum efforts and used all my energies. It's up to you now to finish this job, and I will offer $150,000 to anyone who finishes this job ," the letter reads, according to prosecutors.

The 58-year-old's attorney did not respond to an Associated Press request for comment Monday morning.

Phone records reviewed by the Justice Department show the 58-year-old traveled to West Palm Beach, Florida, from Greensboro, North Carolina in mid-August and that he had been near Mr Trump's golf club and at his Mar-a-Lago residence "several times, over several days" between August 18 and the day of the assassination attempt.

Ryan Wesley Routh was arrested Sunday afternoon after a Secret Service agent who was surveying Mr. Trump's golf club for any security risks saw part of a man's face as well as the barrel of a semi-automatic handgun hidden in bushes. near the golf course.

The agent fired at the suspect, who sped away but was later detained by authorities in a nearby area.

The secret service has stated that the suspect did not shoot and in no case managed to have a direct view of the former President.

The Justice Department said Monday that authorities found six phones in his car, including one that showed him searching on Google for directions from the Palm Beach area to Mexico.

Investigators said they also found a list of dates throughout the months of August, September and October and places where Mr. Trump had been or was expected to go.

Also, a notepad containing criticisms of the Russian and Chinese governments and notes on the steps to be followed to become part of the war in defense of Ukraine was found.

The document presented at today's hearing also cites a book written by the 58-year-old last year in which he sharply criticized Mr. Trump's approach to foreign policy, including Ukraine. In the book, he wrote that Iran "was free to kill Trump" since the latter had withdrawn from the nuclear deal.

Ryan Wesley Routh has been charged with unlawful possession of a firearm and erasing the identification number of a firearm. He was ineligible to carry a gun because of a previous conviction. During the following weeks, more serious charges may be brought against him./ VOA