The suspect in the apparent assassination attempt of Donald Trump now faces two federal gun charges.
Ryan Routh did not say much inside federal court on Monday, but Georgia State University Professor Dr. Thaddeus Johnson weighed in on the mind of people who commit political assassinations or attempted assassination crimes.
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“They’re trying to push an agenda or send a message through revenge,” said Johnson, Asst. Criminology Professor at GSU.
Investigators said Secret Service spotted 58-year-old Ryan Routh hiding in the bushes with a rifle and a scope near Trump’s golf course while Trump played golf.
No one was hurt.
Johnson has never analyzed Routh specifically but said he has studied the minds of people who hold vendettas against political figures.
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