A judge has sentenced Ryan Routh to life in prison for plotting to kill Donald Trump two months before the 2024 presidential election.
Routh was found hiding with a semi-automatic rifle at a Florida golf course where Trump was playing, having reportedly planned the attack for months. US District Judge Cannon described Routh’s actions as a “premeditated, calculated plot,” while prosecutors emphasized the threat to American democracy. Despite Routh’s insistence that he did not intend to kill Trump, he was convicted and sentenced, with bizarre comments made during the trial. The incident occurred shortly after a previous assassination attempt on Trump at a rally.
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