DOJ preparing attempted-assassination charge for Trump suspect who urged others to ‘finish the job’

The man suspected of attempting to assassinate former President Donald Trump last week left a note several months ago urging others to “finish the job” and offering $150,000 to anyone who managed to kill the Republican presidential candidate.

The chilling handwritten letter from Ryan Routh was among the pieces of evidence that U.S. Magistrate Judge Ryon McCabe cited in his decision to grant prosecutors’ motion to keep Routh in detention rather than release him on $250,000 bail into the care of his sister, as lawyers for Routh sought.

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