Donald Trump expressed distrust in the Department of Justice and the FBI regarding the investigation into the recent arrest of Ryan Routh, 58 accused of attempting to assassinate him. In a statement released today, Trump criticized the agencies for allegedly mishandling the situation.
“The Kamala Harris/Joe Biden Department of Justice and FBI are mishandling and downplaying the second assassination attempt on my life since July. The charges brought against the maniac assassin are a slap on the wrist,” said Trump.
He further claimed a “conflict of interest” within the DOJ and FBI, accusing them of being preoccupied with “Getting Trump” for an extended period. “It’s very difficult to trust the Biden/Harris DOJ/FBI to investigate the assassination attempts, due to Election Interference and the FAKE CASES brought against me,” he added, referencing their influence over local district attorneys and attorneys general.
” Shockingly, after the bullet went through my ear on that fateful day in Butler, Pennsylvania, the FBI Director went before Congress and falsely said that it may not have been a bullet, “It was just glass or shrapnel” – a lie condemned by even my worst enemies. What he said was disgraceful, especially since it was witnessed LIVE by millions of people, and he was forced to immediately retract,” he added.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced plans for the state to conduct its own investigation into the assassination attempt. “The people deserve the truth about the would-be assassin and how he was able to get within 500 yards of the former president and current GOP nominee,” DeSantis said on X.
Trump welcomed this, stating today that “Florida charges would be much more serious” than those proposed by federal authorities.
If the DOJ and FBI cannot do their job honestly and without bias, and hold the aspiring assassin responsible to the full extent of the Law, Governor Ron DeSantis and the State of Florida have already agreed to take the lead on the investigation and prosecution. Florida charges would be much more serious than the ones the FBI has announced. The TRUTH would be followed, wherever it leads. OUR JUSTICE SYSTEM IS CORRUPT AND DISCREDITED, especially as it pertains to the 45th President of the United States, Donald J. Trump. LET FLORIDA HANDLE THE CASE!
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