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Justice Department filing shows handwritten note saying Ryan Wesley Routh intended to kill former president as well as list of dates and venues where Trump would appear
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The man accused in the apparent assassination attempt of Donald Trump at a golf course in Florida left behind a note saying that he intended to kill the former president and maintained in his car a handwritten list of dates and venues where Trump was to appear, the Department of Justice has revealed.
The new allegations were included in a detention memo filed ahead of a hearing Monday at which the Justice Department was expected argue that Ryan Wesley Routh should be detained as the case moves forward.
Meanwhile, Trump said he won’t run for president again in 2028 if he loses to Kamala Harris in November. On Sunday Trump was asked if he could see himself running again in 2028 if he loses, to which he told news broadcaster Sinclair’s Full Measure: “No, I don’t.” He added: “That will be it.”
A new poll from The New York Times shows him leading in Georgia and North Carolina, and in Arizona by five points.
The poll, conducted from September 17-21, found the race is closest in North Carolina, where Trump currently sits at 49 percent and Harris at 47 percent. In Georgia, the poll puts Trump four points ahead of Harris at 49 percent to 45 percent.
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North Carolina governor Mark Robinson sees campaign staff quit in droves
Embattled North Carolina gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson is reportedly down to just a single-digit number of paid campaign staffers after the bulk of his team abandoned his bid for the governor’s office after a damaging CNN investigation.
Robinson was the focus of an investigation by the network’s KFile unit on Thursday.
A report published by CNN revealed an extensive history of comments made on a porn site called “Nude Africa” under an email address and username both known to be linked to him.
The comments, which touched on a wide range of topics, were outrageous and shocking — in one, he apparently referred to himself as a “Black Nazi.”
John Bowden has the story.
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Alina Habba calls assassination attempts against Trump ‘embarrassment’ for Biden
Alina Habba, attorney for Donald Trump, called the two assassination attempts against him this summer an “embarrassment” for President Joe Biden’s administration.
“No president in this country, and I mean, no president, Republican or Democrat should be in this situation, not once, but twice,” Habba told Fox News.
“It’s an embarrassment to our country. It’s an embarrassment to President Trump,” she continued. “It’s an embarrassment frankly, to Harris and Biden, because they’re the ones in charge right now, and denying assets to a president and future, frankly, future president and the candidate that’s doing the best right now is a serious concern of mine.”
After the second attempt on Trump’s life earlier this month, Biden said the Secret Service “needs more help.”
“Thank God the president is okay,” Biden said last week. “But one thing I want to make clear — the Service needs more help.”
Trump worries that his family could be targeted after two assassination attempts weeks apart
Donald Trump has revealed that he worries about the safety of his family after two assassination attempts against him in a matter of weeks.
The Independent’s Gustaf Kilander has the story:
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Harris surges ahead of Trump in latest national poll
A new national poll reveals Kamala Harris taking a clear lead for the first time, another sign the Democratic presidential candidate continues to enjoy an advantage in momentum over her opponent Donald Trump, with less than 50 days until the election.
An NBC News survey, published Sunday, shows Harris up five percentage points over Trump, boosted by what appears to be formerly undecided voters who had previously indicated they supported neither the Republican candidate nor his former opponent, Joe Biden.
The share of those so-called “double-haters” dropped from 12 percent in July to 7 percent in the September poll. Harris, meanwhile, has improved by six points from Biden’s standing in the July poll.
NBC’s last survey was released just a week before Biden announced that he was dropping out of the presidential race.
John Bowden reports.
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Hundreds of former high-ranking national security officials endorse Harris
Nearly 750 former high-ranking national security officials have endorsed Kamala Harris for president, warning against Donald Trump’s “scary authoritarian streak,” The Hill reports.
“We do not agree on everything, but we all adhere to two fundamental principles,” the endorsement letter reads. “First, we believe America’s national security requires a serious and capable Commander-in-Chief. Second, we believe American democracy is invaluable.”
ICYMI: Trump unveils new commemorative coin for $100 in latest merchandise grab
Former President Donald Trump is selling commemorative coins for $100 as he continues to ask his supporters for cash by purchasing various merchandise.
The coins display Trump’s face and an image of the White House with the words “In God We Trust.”
Earlier this year, Trump launched golden Trump sneakers and Trump bibles. He has also been selling several batches of NFTs as well as physical Trump cards.
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Prominent election forecaster Nate Silver says Americans should be making “contingency plans” for the prospect of a Trump victory, as the presidential race remains a toss-up.
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ICYMI: John Fetterman says fellow senator JD Vance has ‘reputation to say dumb things’
Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman laughed off claims from JD Vance that Democratic rhetoric inspired the two assassination attempts against Donald Trump this summer.
“Who’s actually listening to what Vance says?” Fetterman told NBC News on Sunday.
“He has developed the kind of reputation to say dumb things, pointless things, and offend everybody, and he’s been picked as the most unpopular pick in history, but no one’s listening to him,” he added. “I’m certainly not.”
Last week, Vance said that the lack of assassination attempts against Kamala Harris are evidence that Democratic rhetoric is fueling violence against Trump.
“No one has tried to kill Kamala Harris in the last couple of months, and two people now have tried to kill Donald Trump in the last couple of months,” Vance said at a Faith and Freedom Coalition event last Monday. “I think that’s pretty strong evidence that the left needs to tone down the rhetoric or somebody is going to get hurt.”
Trump has similarly blamed Harris for the attempts on his life: “The Rhetoric, Lies, as exemplified by the false statements made by Comrade Kamala Harris during the rigged and highly partisan ABC Debate...has taken politics in our Country to a whole new level of Hatred, Abuse, and Distrust.”
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