{"id":2342322,"date":"2024-09-17T14:03:01","date_gmt":"2024-09-17T18:03:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-fbi-had-already-been-warned-about-trump-assassination-suspect-ryan-routh-report\/"},"modified":"2024-09-17T14:04:31","modified_gmt":"2024-09-17T18:04:31","slug":"the-fbi-had-already-been-warned-about-trump-assassination-suspect-ryan-routh-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-fbi-had-already-been-warned-about-trump-assassination-suspect-ryan-routh-report\/","title":{"rendered":"The FBI Had Already Been Warned About Trump Assassination Suspect Ryan Routh: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fthe-fbi-had-already-been-warned-about-trump-assassination-suspect-ryan-routh-report%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2342322&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A \u200bman named Ryan Wesley Routh, suspected \u200dof plotting to assassinate former\u2063 President Donald Trump, had raised \u2062alarms with U.S.\u2062 authorities before his arrest in Florida. A nurse in Ukraine reported him to the FBI in 2023 due to her concerns about his suspicious \u2062activities. Routh, an outspoken leftist\u200c with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/suspected-waukesha-murderer-was-assessed-top-risk-for-violence-was-released-by-leftist-da-anyway\/\" title=\"Suspected Waukesha Murderer Was Assessed Top Risk For Violence, Was Released By Leftist DA Anyway\">prior felony conviction<\/a> for possessing an automatic weapon, was\u2064 apprehended near Trump International Golf Course after a confrontation \u200binvolving gunfire from a Secret Service agent. He was found with a loaded rifle and other equipment. Routh, who had traveled to Ukraine after the Russian invasion to allegedly organize volunteer fighters, was described as a &#8220;fraudster&#8221; by a former CIA officer, suspected of scams and possibly human trafficking. Despite previous reports to the\u2063 FBI about his firearm possession due to his felony \u2063record, initial investigations did not\u200c substantiate the claims. Following his arrest, the FBI reaffirmed their previous awareness of Routh&#8217;s concerning behavior. He now faces serious \u2064charges, potentially resulting \u200bin 20 years\u2062 in prison.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> <script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The man suspected of planning to assassinate former President Donald Trump had been reported to U.S. federal officials long before he was arrested in Florida on Sunday, according to a news report published Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, a nurse who encountered Ryan Wesley Routh in Ukraine was so worried about his activities that she contacted the FBI in 2023, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/us-news\/u-s-authorities-were-warned-about-suspected-trump-gunman-153dab6f?st=o4rjgD&amp;reflink=desktopweb_permalink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Wall Street Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>And it wasn&rsquo;t the first time his name had been brought to the bureau&rsquo;s attention.<\/p>\n<p>Routh is an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/social-media-posts-trump-assassination-attempt-suspect-sound-exactly-like-hear-kamala-harris-rally\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">outspoken leftist<\/a> with a felony conviction from 2002 for possession of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-comprehensive-case-against-gun-control\/\" title=\"The Comprehensive Case Against Gun Control\">fully automatic machine gun<\/a>, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/news\/crime\/alleged-would-be-trump-assassin-ryan-routh-has-had-several-run-ins-with-law-including-conviction-of-possessing-a-weapon-of-mass-destruction\/ar-AA1qDbdG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>He was taken into custody after fleeing from Trump International Golf Course near West Palm Beach, where he&rsquo;d apparently been frighted off by gunfire from a Secret Service agent.<\/p>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Left <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/assassination-attempt-suspect-appears-court-charged-crimes-carry-max-penalty-20-years-prison\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">behind at the scene<\/a> were &ldquo;a loaded SKS-style, 7.62&times;39 caliber rifle with a scope&rdquo; with the serial number defaced, a backpack and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/golf-course-shooting-assassination-attempt-shooter-opened-fire-first-now-custody-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GoPro camera<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>He faces <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/assassination-attempt-suspect-appears-court-charged-crimes-carry-max-penalty-20-years-prison\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">20 years in prison<\/a> on weapons charges alone.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Journal, Routh traveled to Ukraine after the Russian invasion in February 2022, claiming he was organizing volunteer fighters from Afghanistan to fight in Europe.<\/p>\n<p>He was apparently not impressive.<\/p>\n<p>A former CIA officer involved in organizing humanitarian and volunteer efforts in Ukraine, identified by the Journal as Sarah Adams, told the newspaper Routh was considered a &ldquo;fraudster&rdquo; and &ldquo;kind of a whack job.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Some suspected him of &ldquo;engaging in human trafficking or immigration fraud,&rdquo; the Journal reported.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;A lot of people were trying to get him to stop his activities, or at least prevent people from falling for his scams,&rdquo; Adams said, according to the Journal.<\/p>\n<p>And he was known to harbor bitter feelings against Trump.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Ryan was very upset about the fact that Trump was trying to negotiate a deal with Putin instead of trying to really have Ukraine&rsquo;s back,&rdquo; one French man who&rsquo;d met Routh in Ukraine in 2022 told the Journal. (The man was not identified.)<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea Walsh, a West Palm Beach nurse who worked in Ukraine and met Routh there, told the Journal she was so suspicious of him that she reported him to Customs and Bureau Protection after returning to the United States.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Journal, she told the CBP during an interview at Dulles International Airport in Washington that Routh &ldquo;was among the most dangerous Americans she met during her month-and-a-half-long stint in Ukraine.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Walsh took her concerns to the FBI later, according to the Journal, after &ldquo;she heard in 2023 that Routh was attempting to recruit Syrian refugees to fight in Ukraine.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>She filed an online report with both the FBI and Interpol &mdash; the International Criminal Police Organization. She never heard back from either organization, the Journal reported.<\/p>\n<p>After Sunday&rsquo;s assassination attempt, according to the Journal, she called the FBI&rsquo;s tip line and spoke to someone for more than 20 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>At a news conference on Monday, an FBI <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wow-pa-election-observer-drops-bombshell-says-special-agents-from-ags-office-showed-up-at-her-door-to-question-her-after-she-testified-video\/\" title=\"WOW! PA Election Observer Drops BOMBSHELL - Says Special Agents from AG&#039;s Office Showed Up at Her Door to Question Her After She Testified (VIDEO)\">special agent<\/a> told reporters Routh had previously been reported to the FBI in 2019, when he was living in Hawaii. The bureau received a tip that Routh had a firearm, which would have been illegal considering his felony conviction.<\/p>\n<p>The FBI didn&rsquo;t ignore the information, said Special Agent in Charge Jeffrey Veltri, from the FBI&rsquo;s Miami field office, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/09\/16\/us-news\/fbi-was-tipped-off-in-2019-about-suspected-trump-gunman-ryan-wesley-routh-owning-firearm-as-a-felon-officials\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In following up on the tip, the alleged complainant was interviewed and did not verify providing the initial information,&rdquo; Veltri said.<\/p>\n<p>He added: &ldquo;The FBI passed that information to local law enforcement in Honolulu.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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A nurse who met Ryan Wesley Routh in Ukraine was so concerned about his behavior that she reached out to the FBI in 2023, according to The Wall Street Journal. This was not the first instance of Routh&#8217;s name being brought up with the bureau. <\/p>\n<p>Routh, an outspoken leftist with a felony conviction from 2002 for possessing a fully automatic machine gun, was apprehended after fleeing from Trump International Golf Course near West Palm Beach, reportedly spooked by gunfire from a Secret Service agent.<\/p>\n<p>At the scene, authorities found &#8220;a loaded SKS-style rifle with a scope,&#8221; which had its serial number altered, along with a backpack and a GoPro camera. He is facing potential prison time of up to 20 years solely for weapons charges.<\/p>\n<p>The Journal noted that Routh traveled to Ukraine following Russia&#8217;s invasion in February 2022 and claimed he was organizing volunteer fighters from Afghanistan for combat in Europe; however, he did not make much of an impression there. Sarah Adams, a former CIA officer involved in humanitarian efforts in Ukraine who spoke with the Journal, described Routh as &#8220;a fraudster&#8221; and &#8220;kind of a whack job.&#8221; Some suspected him of engaging in human trafficking or immigration fraud. Adams mentioned that many were trying to stop him or prevent others from falling victim to his schemes.<\/p>\n<p>Routh also harbored strong resentment towards Trump; one French individual who met him during his time in Ukraine stated that Routh was very upset about Trump&#8217;s attempts at negotiating with Putin instead of supporting Ukraine effectively.<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea Walsh, a nurse from West Palm Beach who worked alongside Routh in Ukraine, expressed such suspicion about him that she reported her concerns upon returning home. During an interview at Dulles International Airport after her trip back to the U.S., she told Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials that Routh was among the most dangerous Americans she encountered during her stay abroad.<\/p>\n<p>After learning later on that Routh attempted recruiting Syrian refugees for fighting purposes within Ukraine, Walsh filed reports online both with the FBI and Interpol but received no response from either agency initially. Following Sunday&#8217;s assassination attempt against Trump, she contacted the FBI tip line again and spoke for over twenty minutes regarding her concerns.<\/p>\n<p>At a press conference on Monday, an FBI special agent revealed that Routh had previously been reported back in 2019 while living in Hawaii due to tips regarding illegal firearm possession stemming from his felony record. Special Agent Jeffrey Veltri stated they followed up on this information but found no verification when interviewing the complainant; thus it was forwarded onto local law enforcement agencies based out of Honolulu<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2342323,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/routh-4.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[6286,5591,3634],"class_list":["post-2342322","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-assassination","tag-fbi","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/routh-4.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2342322","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2342322"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2342322\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2342323"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2342322"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2342322"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2342322"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}