DeSantis: Florida To Investigate Attempted Assassination Of Trump
PALM BEACH COUNTY, Florida - Florida Governor Ron DeSantis held a press conference on Tuesday to explain why the State of Florida is conducting its own investigation into the second attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump at Trump International Golf Course in West Palm Beach.
"It is not in the best interests of our state and nation to have the same federal agencies seeking to prosecute Trump leading this investigation," DeSantis posted on X after the press conference.
"As I announced in Palm Beach County this morning, I am assigning this case to the Office of the Statewide Prosecutor. The suspect is believed to have violated state laws across multiple judicial circuits. The State of Florida has jurisdiction over the most serious, readily provable offense: attempted murder."
Secret Service agents who were located a few holes ahead of Trump spotted the would-be assassin with a rifle in the bushes surrounding the golf course when the suspect pushed the rifle through a fence, the Palm Beach County Sheriff said during a press conference.
The Secret Service said that agents fired four shots at the suspect but it the suspect did not fire back.
The suspect, later identified as Ryan Wesley Routh, fled in a black SUV but an eyewitness was able to take a photo of the vehicle and its license plate which allowed law enforcement to put out BOLO that was picked up by license plate readers in neighboring Martin County.
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| Credit: Martin County Sheriff’s Office |
"The public deserves answers on how something like this could happen. I have directed our state agencies to move expeditiously and to provide full transparency to the public," DeSantis added.
"There will be accountability in Florida. The people of our state, and the entire country, deserve no less."
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— Ron DeSantis (@GovRonDeSantis) September 17, 2024
