Trump assassination attempt suspect Ryan Routh sought rocket launcher from Ukraine: docs

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1. FOX 13 Tampa

   Trump assassination attempt suspect Ryan Routh sought rocket launcher from Ukraine: docs ↗ (opens FOX 13 Tampa)

   Published Apr 7, 2025

   Same headline from 1 more outlet

   FOX 13 Tampa's feed description

   Federal prosecutors revealed that Ryan Routh, the accused would-be assassin of President Donald Trump, sought to obtain military-grade weapons – including a rocket launcher – from a Ukrainian contact as part of his alleged assassination plot.

2. Newsweek

   Thwarted Trump assassin tried to buy rocket launcher from Ukraine: DOJ ↗ (opens Newsweek)

   Published Apr 7, 2025

   Newsweek's feed description

   Prosecutors allege that Routh was chatting through an encrypted messaging app with someone he believed to be a Ukrainian contact.

3. New York Post

   Accused would-be Trump assassin tried to buy rocket launcher from Ukraine, prosecutors say ↗ (opens New York Post)

   Published Apr 7, 2025

   New York Post's feed description

   The man accused of trying to gun down President Trump at his Florida golf course had tried to buy a rocket launcher from Ukraine just weeks before his arrest,...

4. Legitgov

   Accused would-be Trump assassin tried to buy rocket launcher from Ukraine, prosecutors say – CLG News ↗ (opens Legitgov)

   Published Apr 7, 2025

5. The Daily Caller

   Would-Be Assassin Wanted Rocket Launcher To Shoot Down Trump’s Plane, DOJ Alleges ↗ (opens The Daily Caller)

   Published Apr 7, 2025

   The Daily Caller's feed description

   Ryan Routh sought to acquire rockets from a supposed Ukrainian associate to use in an attack against Donald Trump Trump, the DOJ alleges.

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