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Ryan Routh, nan accused would-be assassin of President Donald Trump, has written an different missive to nan judge asking why nan decease punishment isn’t connected nan array — and proposing that he beryllium included successful a captive switch pinch U.S. adversaries, moreover suggesting he beryllium sent to frost successful Siberia successful speech for a Ukrainian soldier.
Routh, who besides said that he now wants to correspond himself astatine trial, makes nan outlandish requests successful a missive to U.S. District Judge Aileen M. Cannon who is overseeing nan national criminal lawsuit against him. Routh is charged pinch attempting to assassinate Donald Trump, assaulting a national serviceman and aggregate firearms violations for nan Sept. 15 incident in Florida, nan 2nd attempted assassination plot against Trump successful a matter of months.
"Why is nan decease punishment not allowed? At astir 60, a life of nothingness without emotion — what is nan point? Why is it not each aliases nothing?" Routh wrote successful nan missive connected nan lawsuit docket.

Ryan Routh, nan accused would-be assassin of President Donald Trump, is arrested. Routh has written an different missive to nan judge asking why nan decease punishment isn’t connected nan array — and proposing that he beryllium included successful a captive switch pinch U.S. adversaries.
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"I had wished for a captive switch pinch Hamas, Iran... aliases China for Jimmy Lai aliases 1 of nan 40 others, aliases to frost to decease successful Siberia successful speech for a Ukrainian soldier... truthful I could dice being of immoderate usage and prevention each this tribunal mess."
He past sarcastically adds that nan judge could nonstop him away, which would springiness Trump a symbolic win.
"Perhaps you [Judge Cannon] person nan powerfulness to waste and acquisition maine away... An easy negotiated triumph for Trump to springiness an American he hates to China, Iran, aliases North Korea... everyone wins."
Routh blasted his ineligible team, accusing them of ignoring his questions, refusing to constitute to him and undermining him.
"It was ridiculous from nan outset to see a random alien that knows thing of who I americium to speak for me... I will beryllium representing myself moving forward," Routh wrote. "They do not want nan lawsuit and I nary longer want to perceive to really horrible a personification I americium — I tin hit my ain aforesaid up; I do not request help."
"Best I locomotion alone."

FBI investigators transportation a container of grounds from nan perimeter of Trump International Golf Club successful West Palm Beach, Florida connected Sept. 16. (Mega for Fox News Digital)
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The missive was filled pinch self-loathing and despair, and he besides apologized to nan judge and nan courts for having initially accepted court-appointed attorneys but has now chosen to occurrence them.
"It was ridiculous from nan outset to see a random alien that knows thing of who I americium to speak for me... I americium sorry — a childish mistake." He wrote. "I americium truthful sorry, I cognize this makes your life harder.
"Sorry to expend everyone’s clip connected 1 truthful insignificant and useless."
He besides veered into a reflection connected his ain individual dignity.
"On that taxable of character, that my attorneys said we shall ne'er tread, I americium of nan thought – what other is location if we do not person immoderate character, morals, ethics, immoderate constituent astatine all, why live, why reason anything," Routh wrote.
In nan pre-dawn hours of Sept. 15, prosecutors opportunity Routh group up a sniper hideout adjacent Trump International Golf Club successful West Palm Beach, Florida. Armed pinch a military-grade SKS firearm that he had obtained illegally, Routh is accused of positioning himself successful anticipation of Trump’s presence to play golf.

General position of nan fenced area adjacent nan sixth spread of Trump International Golf Club successful West Palm Beach, Florida, wherever Ryan Routh is reported to person laid successful hold for Trump. (Peter Burke/Fox News Digital)
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Before Trump came into range, Routh was spotted by Secret Service agents. When they confronted him, nan agents opened fire, and Routh fled nan scene, abandoning his rifle, officials said.
During his attempted escape, he carried a written flight plan, aggregate burner phones, clone IDs and stolen licence plates, according to authorities. He was later arrested successful Martin County nan aforesaid day.
Fox News’ Sarah Rumpf-Whitten and Jake Gibson contributed to this report.
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Michael Dorgan is simply a writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business.
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