When Char­ac­ter Assas­si­na­tion Becomes the Real Thing

If Democ­rats didn’t believe they’d put for­mer Pres­i­dent Don­ald Trump in an assassin’s crosshairs the first time, they have no excuse for plead­ing inno­cent now.

Ryan Routh, the sus­pect who hid in the bush­es at Trump’s West Palm Beach golf club wait­ing for his shot at the for­mer pres­i­dent — AK-47-style rifle …