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Officials from the FBI, the Secret Service, and the Palm Beach Sheriff’s Office held a press conference on Monday to share additional details on the assassination attempt on Donald Trump. Here’s what we learned:
1. The suspect, Ryan Wesley Routh, was only booked on firearms charges:
Possession of a firearm by a prohibited person — convicted felon
Possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number
Hopefully, as the investigation proceeds, additional charges will be added related to the assassination attempt (but then again, one never can tell with Merrick Garland’s politicized DOJ).
2. In 2019, the FBI received a tip stating that Routh, a convicted felon, had a gun but apparently did nothing about it. Jeffrey Veltri, FBI Special Agent in Charge for the Miami field office, said, «He was the subject of a previously closed 2019 tip to the FBI, where it was alleged he was a felon in possession of a firearm, and following up on the tip, the complainant was interviewed and did not verify, I repeat, did not verify, providing the initial information. The FBI passed that information to local law enforcement.» (End of story until Routh showed up with a gun at the Trump International Golf Club.
