2nd Trump Assassination Attempt Suspect Was Subject of 2019 FBI Tip: Special Agent

‘Following up on the tip, the alleged complainant was interviewed,’ an FBI official says.

Ryan Routh was seen being taken into custody on Sept. 15, 2024, in bodycamera footage released Monday by the Martin County Sheriff's Office. Martin County Sheriff's Office

An FBI special agent on Monday said that Trump assassination attempt suspect Ryan Wesley Routh was the subject of a tip to the federal law enforcement agency in 2019 about illegally possessing a firearm.

“Following up on the tip, the alleged complainant was interviewed and ... did not verify providing the initial information,” FBI Special Agent in Charge Jeffrey B Veltri told a press conference. “The FBI passed that information to local law enforcement in Honolulu.”