THE man accused of trying to assassinate Donald Trump tried to buy a rocket launcher before his arrest, according to new court docs.
Ryan Wesley Routh, 58, tried to purchase a rocket launcher from Ukraine just weeks before allegedly trying to kill Trump.
Routh was allegedly chatting with a person he believed to have access to Ukraine military supplies, the Daily Mail reported.
The conversation happened on an encrypted messaging app, according to new court filings.
Routh allegedly wrote to the person, asking “send me an rpg [rocket propelled grenade] or stinger and I will see what we can do…
“[Trump] is not good for Ukraine.”
Routh was arrested by cops in Florida after Secret Service agents saw a rifle poking out of bushes at Trump’s West Palm Beach golf club.
Trump was playing a round on September 15, 2024, when Routh managed to get within 400-500 yards of Trump.
He fled in an SUV but was caught nearly an hour later by officials 50 miles away and was taken into custody.
In the texts revealed in the court documents, Routh allegedly said he needed the Ukrainian weapons “so that Trump cannot get elected.”
The correspondence also allegedly included talks about how much the weapons would cost and shipping logistics.
Prosecutors claimed that these messages showed Routh’s intent to kill Trump.
In the messages, Routh allegedly didn’t just talk about weapons with the correspondent but also about specific details of Donald Trump’s movement.
“Trump’s plane, he gets on and off daily,” court filings claim Routh wrote with pictures of the president’s plane attached.
Routh allegedly expressed the desire for the July 2024 assassination attempt on Trump by Thomas Matthew Crooks during a Pennsylvania rally to be successful.
