As RedState reported on Monday, would-be Trump assassin Ryan Routh allegedly gave a letter to an unnamed witness months before his September 15 attempt on former President Donald Trump's life. 

The contents of the letter couldn't have been more chilling.

On September 18, 2024, law enforcement was contacted by a civilian witness who stated that ROUTH had dropped off a box at his residence several months prior. After learning of the September 15, 2024, incident at Trump International, the witness opened the box. The witness stated the box contained ammunition, a metal pipe, miscellaneous building materials, tools, four phones, and various letters. One handwritten letter, addressed to “The World,” stated, among other things, “This was an assassination attempt on Donald Trump but I failed you. I tried my best and gave it all the gumption I could muster. It is up to you now to finish the job; and I will offer $150,000 to whomever can complete the job.”

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) criticized the Justice Department for publicly releasing the letter, saying it puts a bounty on Trump's head.

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Also on Monday, Bill Barr, former attorney general under Trump, went absolutely off on the DOJ, saying he's "dumbfounded" that Attorney General Merrick Garland's department released the letter, calling the decision "rash" and serving no purpose "other than to risk inciting further violence."

Barr said in a statement to Fox News Digital:

I was dumbfounded that the DOJ made public this morning the contents of the letter that, Ryan Routh, left with an acquaintance prior to the attempted assassination of former President Trump

Even if DOJ thought it important to provide the letter to the court, it could have redacted inflammatory material or arranged to have the letter submitted under seal. It was rash to put out this letter in the midst of an election during which two attempts on the life of President Trump had been made.

"It served no purpose other than to risk inciting further violence," he added. 

I don't think Barr meant to suggest that the DOJ's release of the disturbing letter was an intentional attempt to incite further violence, and neither do I, but to the former AG's point, what other purpose could it serve? To further divide the country, perhaps? 

Moreover, we saw two crackpots, over the course of 64 days, attempt to assassinate a former president of the United States, with strong evidence that Routh "hated Trump," as his son told authorities, and sported a Harris-Walz sticker on his pickup truck. 

It would be naive not to believe that any number of other crackpots might indeed attempt to "complete the job," having read Routh's letter, or not. And it's reasonable to assume that the release of the letter, which has been all over the news and social media, could only serve to increase the possibility.

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The Bottom Line

Whatever the reason behind Merrick Garland's DOJ's release of the letter, the Secret Service's failure to secure the roof of the building in Butler, Pennsylvania, and multiple other screw-ups, it's beyond interesting that every one of those blunders could potentially have led (or could still lead) to tragedy.