Accused would-be Trump assassin tried to buy rocket launcher from Ukraine, prosecutors say --"I need equipment so that Trump cannot get elected" - filing | 8 April 2025 | Ryan Wesley Routh tried to buy a rocket launcher from Ukraine just weeks before he was arrested for allegedly attempting to gun down President Trump at his Florida golf course, court papers reveal. The 58-year-old accused would-be assassin tried to make the purchase from someone he believed to be a Ukrainian with access to a haul of military grade weapons, federal prosecutors alleged in a motion filed Monday. In one exchange, which unfolded via an encrypted messaging app, Routh allegedly asked the associate to "send me an RPG [rocket-propelled grenade] or Stinger and I will see what we can do...[Trump] is not good for Ukraine." Routh later inquired about the price and whether the person could "ship it to me????" "I need equipment so that Trump cannot get elected," he added, according to the filing.