In the note, which was shared with the FBI by a “civilian witness”, according to a court filing by federal prosecutors yesterday, Ryan Wesley Routh, 58, seemed to predict he would ultimately be unsuccessful at killing Trump.
He wrote: “Dear World, this was an assassination attempt on Donald Trump but I am so sorry I failed you.” The message went on: “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 (£112,000) to whomever can complete the job.”
The note took exception to Trump’s handling of Middle Eastern affairs, stating he “ended relations with Iran like a child and now the Middle East has unraveled”.
Routh dropped off the note at the unidentified witness’s home “several months prior” to the assassination attempt, according to the filing, in which prosecutors argued for keeping Routh detained pending trial.
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