Court documents reveal that Ryan Routh, the man who allegedly lay in wait for hours for the chance to assassinate President Trump, attempted to purchase military-grade weapons from a colleague with alleged Ukraine connections.

In August 2024, a month before Routh was spotted pointing his rifle from behind shrubbery at Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Fla., he contacted someone he believed to have connections with Ukraine.

Routh “sought to purchase the devices online from an associate Routh believed to be a Ukrainian with access to military weapons,” the DOJ said in a Monday court filing.

Read more at Newsmax© 2025 Newsmax. All rights reserved.