Florida opens state investigation into Trump assassination attempt

(NewsNation) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Tuesday his authorities volition behaviour its ain probe into the second assassination attempt against erstwhile President Donald Trump.

At a property conference, DeSantis said helium assigned the lawsuit to a statewide authoritative who volition spell aft the astir superior charges they tin against the suspect, Ryan Wesley Routh, including attempted murder. Routh is accused of pushing the muzzle of an AK-style firearm done the obstruction perimeter of the West Palm Beach play people the erstwhile president was connected Sunday afternoon.

DeSantis said helium expects afloat transparency during this probe.

"I've directed authorities agencies to determination expeditiously and supply afloat transparency to the public," DeSantis said. The Republican politician added that helium noticed information flaws erstwhile playing play with Trump successful West Palm Beach.

It’s not uncommon for authorities and national instrumentality enforcement agencies to tally simultaneous investigations into crimes. States whitethorn beryllium capable to bring charges that are unavailable astatine the national level and vice versa. Currently, Routh faces weapon charges astatine the national level, though additional ones could beryllium forthcoming.

Federal probe into Trump assassination attempt

Federal investigators person been speaking with Routh's household members and combing done his societal media arsenic good arsenic looking astatine DNA evidence.

His motive has not been disclosed by authorities, and Routh invoked his close to an lawyer erstwhile questioned. On the time of the evident assassination attempt, Routh camped extracurricular the play people for astir 12 hours. The Secret Service said that helium did not person a enactment of show to the erstwhile president and ne'er fired his weapon.

During a tribunal quality Monday, a justice ordered Routh to stay locked up aft prosecutors argued helium was a formation risk. Routh has been moved from the Palm Beach County jailhouse to the national lockup successful Miami. A national magistrate acceptable further hearings for aboriginal this month.

“We volition spare nary assets successful this investigation,” Attorney General Merrick Garland said Tuesday during an lawsuit astatine the Justice Department.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.