FBI was tipped off in 2019 about suspected Trump gunman Ryan Wesley Routh owning firearm as a felon: officials

Ryan Wesley Routh was investigated over a 2019 tip to the FBI about him owning a firearm despite being a convicted felon, the FBI announced during a Monday press conference.Special Agent in Charge Jeffrey Veltri, the head of Miami’s FBI field office, said the report came in while Routh was living in Hawaii.However, the agency was not able to verify the claims against Routh.“In following up on the tip, the alleged complainant was interviewed and did not verify providing the initial information,” Veltri said.“The FBI passed that information to local law enforcement in Honolulu.”Routh, 58, was arrested on Sunday after he was spotted 400-500 yards away from Donald Trump, who was golfing at his course in Palm Beach, Florida.He was apprehended after a Secret Service agent noticed a muzzle of a gun poking through a fence and fired at the would-be assassain.Routh was arrested after a brief police pursuit and was hit with federal gun charges on Monday while appearing to smile in court....