The man accused of trying to assassinate Donald Trump near one of his golf courses has asked the president to consider settling the matter over an 18-hole match in a bizarre legal filing.
Ryan Wesley Routh filed a deranged motion requesting strippers and a putting green for his imagined extravaganza, just days before his criminal trial was due to begin.
‘A round of golf with the racist pig, he wins he can execute me, I win I get his job,’ Routh wrote in the motion filed on Tuesday.
The 59-year-old’s motion comes as he faces life in prison on charges of attempted assassination of a major presidential candidate, assaulting a federal officer.
Routh was caught hiding in shrubbery at Trump International Golf Course in Palm Beach on September 15 armed with a rifle.
Prosecutors allege he had spent weeks planning his attempt to kill Trump while he was on the campaign trail.
But he was spotted by a Secret Service agent before he could get a clear shot on Trump. He allegedly raised his rifle to shoot, but the agent opened fire first and Routh ultimately fled without firing.
The alleged assassination attempt came just eight weeks after Trump survived another attempt on his life in Butler, Pennsylvania.
Ryan Wesley Routh filed a deranged motion requesting strippers and a putting green for his imagined extravaganza, just days before his criminal trial was due to begin
Routh was caught hiding in shrubbery at Trump International Golf Course in Palm Beach on September 15 armed with a rifle
Jury selection for his criminal trial is due to begin on September 8.
Routh is expected to represent himself at trial after his request was tentatively approved by US District Judge Aileen Cannon, who warned he would be kept on a tight leash during proceedings.
Court-appointed lawyers will be available to Routh should he need them.
Elsewhere in his extraordinary motion on Tuesday, Routh slammed prosecution efforts to introduce new evidence this close to trial.
‘If you would like to trade admitting the evidence for my subpoena of that baboon Donald J Trump, bring that idiot on; it is a deal,’ Routh wrote.
‘Give me shackles and cuffs and let the old fat man give it his worst. We must beat down crime in America. Carpet is red, isn’t it, no harm in blood.’
Routh also requested new housing arrangements for the trial, specifically a ‘far off, quiet room’ where he can access documents related to his case, as well as a phone, visitation rights, email access, a type writer and female strippers.
The 59-year-old’s motion comes as he faces life in prison on charges of attempted assassination of a major presidential candidate, assaulting a federal officer
The alleged assassination attempt came just eight weeks after Trump survived another attempt on his life in Butler, Pennsylvania
He also sough a putting green in order to ‘work on my putting.’
‘A golf joke,’ he added.
Routh has been warned that he will be closely watched by court marshals during the trial for any behavior which could be considered threatening.
‘If you make any sudden movements, marshals will take decisive and quick action to respond,’ Judge Cannon said.
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Trump shooting suspect offers round of golf to settle case and calls president a ‘baboon’ in deranged filing
