Federal prosecutors have charged Ryan Wesley Routh with attempted assassination of presidential candidate Donald Trump. The indictment alleges that Routh attempted to kill Trump while he was golfing in West Palm Beach, Florida on Sept. 15. Routh also faces charges of possessing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence and assaulting a federal officer. He had previously been charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number. Trump had criticized the Justice Department for allegedly downplaying the assassination plot against him and suggested that state officials in Florida take over the case. Routh is currently being held without bail pending trial and faces a maximum penalty of life in prison if convicted of the charges.
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