{"id":2342472,"date":"2024-09-17T17:10:52","date_gmt":"2024-09-17T21:10:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ron-desantis-announces-florida-will-launch-its-own-investigation-into-trump-assassination-attempt\/"},"modified":"2024-09-17T17:13:26","modified_gmt":"2024-09-17T21:13:26","slug":"ron-desantis-announces-florida-will-launch-its-own-investigation-into-trump-assassination-attempt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ron-desantis-announces-florida-will-launch-its-own-investigation-into-trump-assassination-attempt\/","title":{"rendered":"Ron DeSantis Announces Florida Will Launch Its Own Investigation Into Trump Assassination Attempt"},"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%2Fron-desantis-announces-florida-will-launch-its-own-investigation-into-trump-assassination-attempt%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=2342472&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>Florida law enforcement is initiating a criminal investigation into an assassination attempt involving former President Donald Trump. Governor Ron DeSantis announced\u200d that the state&#8217;s\u2062 investigation will proceed alongside a federal inquiry into Ryan Wesley Routh, who faces \u2063federal firearms charges.\u200b Prosecutors\u2063 aim to pursue severe state charges, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/man-arrested-for-shooting-near-two-young-girls-in-viral-video-had-a-dozen-prior-arrests-including-violent-crimes\/\" title=\"Man Arrested For Shooting Near Two Young Girls In Viral Video Had A Dozen Prior Arrests, Including Violent Crimes\">including attempted murder<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Routh was apprehended after being\u2062 found with a rifle outside Trump&#8217;s golf course \u2063in West Palm\u2063 Beach, where he allegedly lay in wait \u200bfor almost 12 hours. \u2062He did not fire any shots but fled after a\u2064 Secret Service agent \u2063intervened and shot in his direction. The motive for Routh&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/state-department-it-administrator-indicted-on-charges-of-leaking-intelligence-reports-to-foreign-spy\/\" title=\"IT admin indicted for leaking intel reports to foreign spies.\">actions remains unclear<\/a>, \u2063but his online presence indicates fluctuating political opinions that have included\u200c hostility towards\u2062 Trump.<\/p>\n<p>The FBI is currently gathering evidence, having interviewed Routh&#8217;s acquaintances. Routh&#8217;s attorney declined to comment following his court appearance, where he was deemed a flight risk. This incident has raised\u2062 further concerns about violence in American politics, especially coming shortly after a\u2064 shooting at a Trump rally in Pennsylvania.  <\/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><\/p>\n<p>Florida law enforcement will launch a criminal investigation of the apparent assassination attempt targeting former President Donald Trump, Gov. Ron DeSantis said Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ny-taxpayers-on-hook-for-2-5m-to-cover-gov-cuomos-defense\/\" title=\"NY Taxpayers on Hook for .5M to Cover Gov. Cuomo&#039;s Defense\">state-level probe<\/a> will run parallel to the federal investigation into Ryan Wesley Routh, who was charged Monday with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/manhunt-underway-after-four-federal-inmates-escape-virginia-prison\/\" title=\"Manhunt Underway After Four Federal Inmates Escape Virginia Prison\">federal firearms offenses<\/a>. DeSantis said Florida prosecutors will pursue the most serious charges available under state law, including attempted murder.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We have a very strong interest in holding this suspect accountable,&rdquo; DeSantis told reporters.<\/p>\n<p>The federal investigation into the incident at Trump&rsquo;s West Palm Beach golf course is in the early stages. Additional and more serious <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/founder-president-smartmatic-indicted-federal-charges-relating-voting-machine-scheme\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">federal charges<\/a> are possible as Justice Department prosecutors seek an indictment from a grand jury.<\/p>\n<p>The FBI has interviewed the suspect&rsquo;s family members, friends and colleagues and is working to collect evidence. No motive has been disclosed, and Routh invoked his right to an attorney when questioned, authorities said.<\/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>Routh&rsquo;s attorney declined to comment after Routh appeared briefly in federal court Monday, when a judge ordered that he remain locked up after prosecutors argued that he was a flight risk. A federal magistrate set additional hearings for later this month.<\/p>\n<p>Routh, 58, was arrested Sunday after authorities spotted a gun poking out of shrubbery on the golf course where Trump was playing. Routh camped outside the golf course with food and a rifle for nearly 12 hours, lying in wait for the former president before a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-less-secret-service-security-golf-course-not-sitting-president-sheriff-says\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Secret Service<\/a> agent thwarted the potential attack and opened fire.<\/p>\n<p>Routh did not fire any shots, never had Trump in his line of sight and sped away after the agent who spotted him fired in his direction, officials said. He was arrested in a neighboring county.<\/p>\n<p>Coming just weeks after a July 13 shooting at a Pennsylvania campaign rally where Trump was hit by a gunman&rsquo;s bullet, the latest assassination attempt accelerated concerns that violence continues to infect American presidential politics.<\/p>\n<p>Federal investigators are examining Routh&rsquo;s large online footprint, which suggests a man of evolving political viewpoints, including recently an apparent disdain for Trump, as well as intense outrage at global events concerning China and especially Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You are free to assassinate Trump,&rdquo; Routh wrote of Iran in an apparently self-published 2023 book titled &ldquo;Ukraine&rsquo;s Unwinnable War,&rdquo; which described the former president as a &ldquo;fool&rdquo; and &ldquo;buffoon&rdquo; for both the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot and the &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pro-trump-legal-group-demands-biden-administration-release-information-about-ryan-routh-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Pro-Trump legal group demands Biden administration release information about Ryan Routh - Washington Examiner\">tremendous blunder&#038;rdquo<\/a>; of leaving the Iran nuclear deal.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style: italic;\">The Western Journal has reviewed this Associated Press story and may have altered it prior to publication to ensure that it meets our editorial standards.<\/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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This state investigation will occur alongside a federal inquiry into Ryan Wesley Routh, who was charged with federal firearms violations on Monday. DeSantis stated that Florida prosecutors aim to pursue the most severe charges permissible under state law, including attempted murder. &#8220;We are very committed to ensuring this suspect is held accountable,&#8221; DeSantis told reporters.<\/p>\n<p>The federal investigation regarding the incident at Trump&#8217;s golf course in West Palm Beach is still in its early phases. There may be additional and more serious federal charges as Justice Department prosecutors seek an indictment from a grand jury. The FBI has been interviewing Routh&#8217;s family members, friends, and colleagues while gathering evidence. No motive has been revealed yet; authorities noted that Routh invoked his right to counsel during questioning.<\/p>\n<p>Routh&#8217;s attorney did not provide comments following his brief appearance in federal court on Monday, where a judge ruled he should remain detained due to concerns he might flee. A federal magistrate scheduled further hearings for later this month. Routh, 58, was arrested after authorities discovered a gun protruding from bushes at the golf course where Trump was playing; he had camped outside for nearly 12 hours with food and a rifle while waiting for the former president before being interrupted by a Secret Service agent who fired shots at him.<\/p>\n<p>Officials reported that Routh did not fire any shots himself and never had Trump within his line of sight; he fled after the agent discharged his weapon in his direction and was apprehended in an adjacent county. This incident follows closely behind a shooting at Trump&#8217;s Pennsylvania campaign rally on July 13th that left him injured by gunfire, raising alarms about ongoing violence affecting American presidential politics.<\/p>\n<p>Federal investigators are looking into Routh&#8217;s extensive online presence which indicates shifting political views over time\u2014recently showing apparent hostility towards Trump along with significant anger regarding global issues related to China and Ukraine specifically. In self-published material from 2023 titled &#8220;Ukraine\u2019s Unwinnable War,&#8221; Routh expressed sentiments suggesting it would be acceptable to assassinate Trump while criticizing him as foolish for both the January 6 Capitol riot and withdrawing from the Iran nuclear deal<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2342473,"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\/68852b2f690f412aadc6bbe9734f582e-scaled.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[34943,41076,5894,35285,3634],"class_list":["post-2342472","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-assassination-attempt","tag-florida-investigation","tag-politics","tag-ron-desantis","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/68852b2f690f412aadc6bbe9734f582e-scaled.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2342472","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=2342472"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2342472\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2342473"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2342472"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2342472"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2342472"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}