{"id":2373763,"date":"2024-11-27T00:24:58","date_gmt":"2024-11-27T05:24:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/alleged-would-be-trump-assassin-ryan-routh-touts-direct-link-to-thomas-matthew-crooks\/"},"modified":"2024-11-27T00:26:50","modified_gmt":"2024-11-27T05:26:50","slug":"alleged-would-be-trump-assassin-ryan-routh-touts-direct-link-to-thomas-matthew-crooks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/alleged-would-be-trump-assassin-ryan-routh-touts-direct-link-to-thomas-matthew-crooks\/","title":{"rendered":"Alleged Would-Be Trump Assassin Ryan Routh Touts Direct Link to Thomas Matthew Crooks"},"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%2Falleged-would-be-trump-assassin-ryan-routh-touts-direct-link-to-thomas-matthew-crooks%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=2373763&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>Ryan Routh, an alleged would-be assassin of Donald Trump, \u2062wrote\u2064 a letter \u2062to\u200b Politico expressing a\u2064 connection to a\u200b previous\u2062 shooter, Thomas\u200c Matthew Crooks, stating he was &#8220;ready to die for freedom\u200d and democracy.&#8221; Routh \u2063has pleaded not guilty\u2063 to charges related \u2062to an assassination attempt on Trump, which occurred on \u2062September 15 in Florida when a Secret\u2063 Service agent \u200cspotted a \u200crifle and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/off-duty-detroit-police-officer-killed-after-shooting-fellow-officers-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Off-duty Detroit police officer killed after shooting fellow officers - Washington Examiner\">subsequently opened fire<\/a> on\u200d Routh, who\u2063 fled but was later captured.<\/p>\n<p>In his letter, Routh claimed to be\u200d politically independent, despite having a Biden-Harris bumper sticker on his truck and making \u200b19 donations to\u200c a Democratic political action committee since 2019. He criticized the \u2062two <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">major\u2064 political parties<\/a> in the \u2064U.S., calling for limitations\u2064 on presidential power and suggesting\u200c that such power be transferred to\u2064 Congress.<\/p>\n<p>Routh&#8217;s correspondence has generated significant media interest, particularly due to its violent implications and his views on the political landscape. Facing \u2063multiple charges, including attempted assassination and assault on a\u200c federal officer, he maintains his innocence.  <\/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> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><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><\/p>\n<p>Alleged would-be Donald Trump assassin Ryan Routh wrote in a letter to the news outlet Politico that he d a trait with Butler shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks.<\/p>\n<p>Routh, who has pleaded not guilty to the charge of attempted assassination of Trump in September, argued in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/magazine\/2024\/11\/26\/ryan-routh-trump-alleged-assassin-letter-column-00190211\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">letter<\/a> sent to Politico writer Ankush Khardori before this month&rsquo;s election, saying that he, like Crooks, was &ldquo;ready to die for freedom and democracy.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Crooks was shot and killed by a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/video-shows-possible-sniper-killed-secret-service-counter-snipers-atop-building\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Secret Service sniper<\/a> after the would-be assassin opened fire at a Trump campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, July 13, grazing the now president-elect in the ear, while killing one rally attendee and seriously wounding two others.<\/p>\n<p>A Secret Service agent spotted Routh&rsquo;s rifle protruding from the hedge line at a Florida golf course where Trump was playing on Sept. 15.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/golf-partner-details-trumps-instant-reaction-to-hearing-shots-i-wish-the-whole-country-could-have-witnessed-what-happened\/\" title=\"Golf Partner Details Trump&#039;s Instant Reaction to Hearing Shots: &#039;I Wish the Whole Country Could Have Witnessed What Happened&#039;\">agent opened fire<\/a> on the suspect, who fled the scene but was quickly captured.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-trump-full-appreciation-comes-face-face-deputies-arrested-ryan-routh\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Routh,<\/a> who claimed to be independent politically, wrote in his letter, &ldquo;My entire life has been plagued by D&rsquo;s and R&rsquo;s. It seems not long ago there was a push for the libertarian party and now a green party and maybe Truth party. But for some reason our leaders have not allowed any other party [to] be recognized in any race.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He explicitly disclaimed having an affiliation with the Democratic Party, recounting, &ldquo;A guard [in] Palm Beach asked jokingly if I was a democrat &mdash; I said, &lsquo;NO &mdash; Independent &mdash; I vote for the best candidate.&rsquo;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>His pickup truck parked at his Hawaii home had a Biden-Harris bumper sticker on it, and he has made 19 donations to a Democratic political action committee since 2019, the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/09\/16\/us-news\/home-of-suspected-would-be-trump-assassin-ryan-wesley-routh-is-raided-by-authorities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Trump would-be assassin Ryan Routh has a Biden-Harris bumper sticker on his pickup truck and apparently donated entirely to Democrats (spreadsheet via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Techno_Fog?\">@Techno_Fog<\/a>, photo <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nypost?\">@nypost<\/a>) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mWHCKLZiDC\">pic.twitter.com\/mWHCKLZiDC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Miranda Devine (@mirandadevine) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mirandadevine\/status\/1835646939817234875?\">September 16, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>  Nonetheless, Routh&rsquo;s letter criticized &ldquo;the two ruling parties&rdquo; and argued that &ldquo;[w]ith our national debt swallowing us whole and bankruptcy imminent we may as well fix this problem balls out.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The 58-year-old also wrote that in the event of a Trump victory, federal officials should &ldquo;remove the power of our military by the President and place it with Congress before January.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We must limit all Presidential power before Trump seizes our country,&rdquo; he added, referring to Trump at one point as a &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-triggers-mainstream-media-obvious-joke-hannity-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dictator<\/a>,&rdquo; a term that mirrors Democratic talking points.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ryan-wesley-routh-called-trump-retarded-told-foreign-power-free-target-former-president-book\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Routh<\/a> sent a similar letter to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.palmbeachpost.com\/story\/news\/trump\/2024\/11\/02\/trump-alleged-shooter-writes-letter-to-newspaper-palm-beach-post-claiming-to-be-ryan-routh\/75942028007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Palm Beach Post<\/a> before the Nov. 5 election, as well.<\/p>\n<p>The Palm Beach Post reported that Routh&rsquo;s daughter authenticated the letter as being from her father, who sent it from the federal prison in Florida where he is being held.<\/p>\n<p>Both Politico and the Palm Beach Post noted the handwriting for the letters looks the same as that included in a <a href=\"https:\/\/storage.courtlistener.com\/recap\/gov.uscourts.flsd.675055\/gov.uscourts.flsd.675055.14.0_3.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">court document<\/a> filed by the Justice Department.<\/p>\n<p>In that letter, Routh wrote, &ldquo;Dear World, This was an assassination attempt on Donald Trump but I am so sorry I failed you. 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 to whomever can complete the job.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Post reported, &ldquo;In addition to the attempted assassination charge, Routh faces charges of possessing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence, possessing a firearm with an obliterated serial number and assaulting a federal officer. 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Routh, who has pleaded not guilty to attempting to assassinate Trump in September, expressed in his letter to Politico&#8217;s Ankush Khardori that he was &#8220;ready to die for freedom and democracy,&#8221; similar to Crooks. Crooks was killed by a Secret Service sniper after firing at a Trump rally in Butler, Pennsylvania on July 13, which injured the now president-elect and resulted in one death and two serious injuries. On September 15, a Secret Service agent spotted Routh&#8217;s rifle at a Florida golf course where Trump was playing; Routh fled but was soon apprehended.<\/p>\n<p>Routh described himself as politically independent and criticized both major parties for their lack of recognition of alternative parties. He denied being affiliated with the Democratic Party despite having a Biden-Harris bumper sticker on his truck and making multiple donations to Democratic causes since 2019. In his letter, he condemned &#8220;the two ruling parties&#8221; and suggested that Congress should take control of military power from the President if Trump won the election.<\/p>\n<p>Routh also sent another letter before the November 5 election which was authenticated by his daughter while he is incarcerated in Florida. Both letters were noted for having similar handwriting as seen in court documents filed by the Justice Department. In one such document, Routh expressed regret over failing an assassination attempt on Trump and offered $150,000 for someone else to complete it.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to attempted assassination charges against him, Routh faces several other firearm-related charges but has pleaded not guilty to all counts<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2373764,"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\/11\/Ryan-Routh-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[45745,45746,40988,34981,3634],"class_list":["post-2373763","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-alleged-assassin","tag-criminal-investigation","tag-ryan-routh","tag-thomas-matthew-crooks","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Ryan-Routh-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2373763","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=2373763"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2373763\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2373767,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2373763\/revisions\/2373767"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2373764"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2373763"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2373763"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2373763"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}