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Trump golf course suspect charged with attempted assassination

The Justice Department has confirmed that federal prosecutors are charging Ryan Routh with the attempted assassination of former president Donald Trump. Police arrested Routh on Sept. 15 after a Secret Service agent allegedly spotted him with a high-powered rifle at a Trump-owned golf course. Routh was already facing two federal firearms charges in connection with the incident.
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