Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Tuesday the state has a “strong interest” in bringing the second Trump assassination attempt suspect to justice and signed an executive order to begin an independent investigation.
“Today I am signing an executive order assigning the case involving the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump to the Office of Statewide Prosecutor under the supervision of Attorney General Ashely Moody,” said DeSantis. “The suspect, Ryan Routh, is believed to have committed state law violations across multiple judicial circuits in the state.”
“The State of Florida has jurisdiction over the most serious, straightforward offense, which is attempted murder,” DeSantis said.
The governor appeared at a press conference alongside Florida Attorney General Moody, Florida Department of Law Enforcement Commissioner Mark Glass, and other state and local law enforcement officials to outline the state’s approach to investigating the assassination attempt.
