Ryan Routh charged with attempted assassination of Trump

US prosecutors have charged a man arrested near Donald Trump's Florida golf course with the attempted assassination of the former president.

It comes a day after court documents revealed Ryan Wesley Routh, had written a note months ago saying he intended to kill Trump.

Routh, 58, has been jailed on two gun crime charges, including for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon.

He has been in custody since his arrest on 15 September in Florida.

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