Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has accused the US Justice Department and the FBI of improperly investigating the second attempt on his life, NBC News reports.
“Ministry of Justice Kamala Harris/Joe Biden and the FBI are misinterpreting and downplaying the second attempt on my life.” — the channel quotes the politician’s statement.
Trump mentioned the charges against his attempted assassination Ryan Routh “light reprimand”
According to Trump, law enforcement is more focused on criminal cases against himself, and this “obsession with false accusations” can be interpreted as a conflict of interest that interferes with the proper investigation of the assassination attempt. Trusting such an investigation is “very difficult,” Trump added.
During the election campaign, the Republican has already been killed twice. The first case occurred on July 13 in Pennsylvania, Trump was injured in the ear. Arrow Thomas Matthew Crookes He was eliminated on the spot by US Secret Service agents.
The second incident occurred two months later, on September 15. Trump was playing golf in Florida that day. Secret Service agents saw the barrel of a gun sticking out of the bushes near the golf club and opened fire. Thus, the attacker did not have time to carry out the attack and the politician was not injured. Ryan Routh, 58, was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.
He was charged with unlawful possession of a firearm and possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number. According to the NYT, they also intend to charge him with attempted murder. In this case, Raut will face life in prison. He is currently being held in prison without bail.
