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Trump’s Would-Be Shooter Was on Homeland Security’s Radar in 2022, Agency Official Testifies

Customs and Border Protection officials referred suspect Ryan Routh to Homeland Security Investigations, but no action was taken, an official said.
Trump’s Would-Be Shooter Was on Homeland Security’s Radar in 2022, Agency Official Testifies
Ryan Wesley Routh speaks during an interview at a rally in central Kyiv, Ukraine, on April 27, 2022, in a still from video. AFPTV/AFP via Getty Images
Darlene McCormick Sanchez
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The man arrested in connection with a second attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump was flagged by Customs and Border Protection (CBP) two years ago, but Homeland Security investigators took no immediate action, according to testimony on Capitol Hill on Sept. 18.

CBP was warned about Ryan Routh, Trump’s alleged would-be assassin, who began recruiting foreign fighters for Ukraine overseas, according to Sept. 18 testimony from Katrina Berger, executive associate director for Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).

Darlene McCormick Sanchez
Darlene McCormick Sanchez
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Darlene McCormick Sanchez is an Epoch Times reporter who covers border security and immigration, election integrity, and Texas politics. Ms. McCormick Sanchez has 20 years of experience in media and has worked for outlets including Waco Tribune Herald, Tampa Tribune, and Waterbury Republican-American. She was a finalist for a Pulitzer prize for investigative reporting.