Ryan Routh, the middle-aged man who allegedly planned to shoot Donald Trump while the former president was playing golf at his Mar-a-Lago resort earlier this month, wrote a note to an unnamed person informing them of his plan to kill Trump months before the act.
Routh, 58, the man suspected of attempting to assassinate Trump on his south Florida golf course, penned a letter “to the world” to be released in the event that his attempt on Trump’s life failed, federal prosecutors said in court papers Monday. The Justice Department disclosed the note in a memo arguing for Routh to remain in detention ahead of his criminal trial.
“This was an assassination attempt on Donald Trump but I failed you,” Routh wrote. “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.”