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(NewsNation) — The antheral accused of attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump past September wrote successful a bizarre and profanity-laced tribunal papers that helium wished to combat the president and challenged him to a circular of play for the Oval Office.
Ryan Routh, who was arrested aft allegedly pointing a weapon done the obstruction of the president's West Palm Beach play nine past year, filed a question to exclude the prosecution's evidence, which included threats against Trump.
“A beatdown league would beryllium much amusive and entertaining for everyone," Routh said successful the motion.
He besides projected a circular of play against the president, and said that if helium loses, Trump tin "execute me, I triumph I get his job."
Warning: The filing beneath contains profanity.
The question concluded with Routh’s signature, and helium identified himself arsenic “Inmate 35967511.”
Routh volition represent himself successful his upcoming national transgression trial. The justice has acceptable crushed rules for Routh, who is expected to beryllium decently dressed and is not allowed to roam freely astir the courtroom.
According to the Department of Justice, Routh was “charged with attempted assassination of a large statesmanlike candidate, possessing a firearm successful furtherance of a transgression of violence, assaulting a national serviceman (a Secret Service Agent), felon successful possession of a firearm and ammunition, and possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number. At a detention proceeding connected Sept. 23, Routh was ordered to stay successful national custody pending trial. If convicted, Routh faces a maximum punishment of beingness successful prison.”
Jury enactment successful the trial is acceptable to statesman adjacent week. Routh, 59, has pleaded not guilty.
The Associated Press contributed to this story.
