by Chris Powell at Trending Politics
A federal motion filed by the Department of Justice has revealed explosive new details in the case of Ryan Wesley Routh, the man accused of attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump. Among the revelations: communications between Routh and a Ukrainian weapons source, in which he sought to obtain rocket launchers and anti-aircraft missiles for the purpose of targeting Trump.
The DOJ motion, filed in the Southern District of Florida on April 7, lays out a web of evidence that prosecutors say proves Routh had been plotting the assassination for at least six months. The defendant was arrested after being discovered in a sniper hide near Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach on September 15 of last year.
But it’s the alleged Ukrainian connection that has sent shockwaves through political and media circles. According to encrypted messages retrieved from Routh’s phone, the 39-year-old North Carolina man engaged in a series of exchanges in August 2024 with an individual he believed to be a Ukrainian national involved in arms trafficking.
In those messages, Routh wrote, “Send me an RPG or stinger and I will see what we can do… [Trump] is not good for Ukraine.”
The conversation continued with Routh reportedly saying,…
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