Disturbing New Details About Would-Be Trump Assassin, Coal EOs, Hegseth Warns China: AM Update 4/9
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What are the new allegations against the would-be Trump assassin?
Good morning, everyone. I'm Megyn Kelly. It's Wednesday, April 9th, 2025, and this is your AM Update. New details on the alleged would-be Trump assassins' plans, including plans to purchase a rocket launcher from Ukraine.
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Prosecutors say Mr. Ruth illegally purchased an SKS rifle setting up a sniper hideout near Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach in the early morning hours of September 15th. Mr. Trump set to play a round later that day. In the early afternoon, Secret Service agents spotting the barrel of a rifle poking out of the bushes along the course. Agents opening fire the suspect escaping through the trees. Approximately 40 minutes later, authorities stopping Mr. Ruth on the interstate. Police were covering handwritten notes with dates of venues where Mr. Trump had appeared or was scheduled to appear, two cell phones, and a handwritten letter titled, Dear World. stating, quote, this was an assassination attempt on Donald Trump, but I am so sorry I failed you.
Investigators also collecting a trove of digital evidence from Mr. Ruth's Hawaii home, 18 phones, three computers, three tablets, 3,000 photos, financial records, social media records, too. President Trump last week suggesting he may release the files on Mr. Ruth.
And a couple of them had some strange markings on them. So, yeah, I want to find out, and I would be willing to release it. I mean, maybe there's a reason that we shouldn't, so... I don't want to get too far ahead of my skis, but yeah, I wouldn't be very willing to release that.
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