Following the publication of the unsettling letter written by Ryan Wesley Routh—the man who is suspected of trying to kill former President Donald Trump—the Justice Department has come under scrutiny. The letter revealed Routh’s intention to shoot Trump while he was playing golf, and the DOJ’s decision to make it public raised questions about whether this might lead to more acts of violence against the former president.

After his botched attempt to kill Trump over the weekend, Routh, 58, is due to make his first court appearance. Prosecutors disclosed a letter that Routh reportedly wrote outlining his intentions and even threatening to provide a reward to anyone who would “finish the job” in court documents. Authorities claim that Routh was part of a premeditated assassination plot and that he had planned to assassinate Trump when he was playing golf.