Florida Officials Say Federal Government Has ‘Stonewalled’ State Investigation Into Would-Be Trump Assassin

‘The tide will turn on January 20th and we fully expect that the federal roadblocks will be removed,’ Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said.

Ryan Wesley Routh speaks during an interview at a rally in Kyiv, Ukraine, on April 27, 2022. AFPTV/AFP via Getty Images

Florida’s governor and attorney general on Dec. 18 accused the federal government of blocking a state investigation into Ryan Wesley Routh, the man accused of attempting to assassinate then-former President Donald Trump at his Florida golf course.

Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody alleged that the Department of Justice informed the state that it had to suspend its investigation into Routh, citing a federal law about prosecuting crimes against significant public figures.