The Feds Can Charge Ryan Routh with Attempted Murder

In Monday’s column (and in one I wrote for the New York Post) regarding Sunday’s apparent attempted murder of former president Trump, I addressed the challenge for federal prosecutors of finding an appropriately severe criminal charge over which they have jurisdiction. In the research I was able to do on the fly, I missed two federal statutes — one that is clearly applicable, and one that is likely applicable.

Can’t We All Just Get Along?

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Andrew C. McCarthy

Andrew C. McCarthy is a senior fellow at National Review Institute, an NR contributing editor, and author of Ball of Collusion: The Plot to Rig an Election and Destroy a Presidency.

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In Monday’s column (and in one I wrote for the New York Post) regarding Sunday’s apparent attempted murder of former president Trump, I addressed the challenge for federal prosecutors of finding an appropriately severe criminal charge over which they have jurisdiction. In the research I was able to do on the fly, I missed two federal statutes — one that is clearly applicable, and one that is likely applicable.

Can’t We All Just Get Along?

About the Author

Andrew C. McCarthy

Andrew C. McCarthy is a senior fellow at National Review Institute, an NR contributing editor, and author of Ball of Collusion: The Plot to Rig an Election and Destroy a Presidency.