Conservative organization America First Legal (AFL) has launched an investigation into whether the Biden administration was tracking Ryan Wesley Routh prior to his attempt to assassinate former President Donald Trump.
“Given Routh’s criminal history and Ukrainian activities, there is reason to believe that he has been an individual of concern to the U.S. government,” the group said in a press release.
AFL filed information requests from numerous government agencies, including the DHS, TSA, CIA, DOJ, DOD, and others.
AFL’s Executive Director, Gene Hamilton, said in a statement, “In just a few months, the American people witnessed two assassination attempts of former President Donald Trump. Undoubtedly, based on public reporting about the attempted assassin in Florida, the Biden-Harris government has records that the American public is entitled to see.”
Hamilton noted that it is “highly abnormal for an individual to travel to an active war zone–in this case, Ukraine–and then try to recruit other citizens to fight on behalf of a foreign nation without someone knowing something. We are committed to quickly exposing what the U.S. government knew about this individual.”
According to an affidavit, Routh was seen “fleeing the area of the tree line” after a Secret Service agent spotted his rifle. A “digital camera, two (2) bags, including a backpack, a loaded SKS-style 7.62×39 caliber rifle with a scope, and a black plastic bag containing food” were discovered in the area of the tree line, the document reads.
