Man charged after apparent Trump plot wrote 'This was an assassination attempt,' court filing shows

The man charged in connection with an apparent assassination attempt against Donald Trump in Florida this month dropped off a box at a person’s home that included a letter that declared, "This was an assassination attempt," a new court document revealed on Monday.

The note came to light in a U.S. District Court filing asking that Ryan Wesley Routh, 58, be held in pre-trial detention. 

Law enforcement was contacted by a civilian on Sept. 18 who said that Routh had dropped off a box at his residence several months prior, the filing said. The witness opened the box after learning of the Sept. 15 incident at Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida. 

In that box was ammunition, four phones and various letters. 

One handwritten letter addressed to “The World” said: “This was an assassination attempt on Donald Trump but I failed you.”

In the letter, he said he “tried my best” and offered money to whoever could “complete the job.”

The letter said in part: “He [Trump] ended relations with Iran like a child and now the Middle East has unraveled.” 

Wesley, who has been charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number, is due in court Monday. 

Routh hid in bushes and pointed a semiautomatic rifle with a scope at Trump, who was about 400 yards away, officials said.

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