U.S. Judge Aileen Cannon on Wednesday sentenced Ryan Routh to spend the rest of his life in prison for attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump on his Florida golf course in September 2024.<\/p>\n
Before handing down the sentence, Cannon rebuked Routh\u2019s actions and called him an “evil” man, West Palm Beach ABC affiliate WPBF reported.<\/a><\/p>\n Cannon issued a life sentence plus an additional seven years in prison based on the second count of the indictment.<\/p>\n She also praised the actions of law enforcement and witnesses for bringing Routh to justice.<\/p>\n “Despite all the evil we see, there is a sliver of hope, a sliver of light,\u201d she remarked.<\/p>\n Prosecutors argued that Routh, 60, should get a life sentence after a jury last year convicted him on five counts<\/u><\/a>\u00a0for allegedly plotting \u201cpainstakingly to kill President Trump, and [taking] significant steps toward making that happen.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cRouth\u2019s crimes undeniably warrant a life sentence — he took steps over the course of months to assassinate a major presidential candidate, demonstrated the will to kill anybody in the way, and has since expressed neither regret nor remorse to his victims,\u201d prosecutors argued in a court filing.\u00a0<\/p>\n After a two-and-a-half-week trial in September, a jury quickly found Routh guilty on five felony counts, including attempted assassination of a major presidential candidate and assaulting a federal officer.\u00a0<\/p>\n AP<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Routh allegedly hid in the bushes<\/a> of the Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach and pointed a military-grade SKS rifle towards Trump and a Secret Service agent.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cRouth\u2019s crimes of conviction reflect careful plotting, extensive premeditation, and a cowardly disregard for human life,\u201d prosecutors wrote. \u201cRouth\u2019s motive for his crimes was unconscionable \u2013 preventing the American people from electing the candidate of their choice for President. Routh\u2019s gloss on his crimes has always been that anything he may have done was justified by events in Ukraine or American domestic politics.\u201d<\/p>\n Routh represented himself at trial and attempted to argue that he never intended to harm Trump or the Secret Service agent, framing his actions as a form of protest against the president\u2019s policies. After he was found guilty, he attempted to harm himself in front of the jury by stabbing himself with a pen.\u00a0<\/p>\n AP<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Since his conviction, Routh was appointed an attorney and has requested a 27-year sentence that would allow him to \u201cexperience freedom again as opposed to dying in prison.\u201d His lawyer argued that Routh could not have a fair trial because he represented himself, even though Routh made that decision after repeated warnings about the potential consequences.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cDefendant recognizes that he was found guilty by the jury but asserts that the jury was misled by his inability to effectively confront witnesses, use exhibits, or affirmatively introduce impeachment evidence designed to prove his lack of intent to cause injury to anyone,\u201d his defense lawyer wrote.\u00a0<\/p>\n Routh had attempted to bolster his push for a lighter sentence by submitting multiple letters from friends attesting to his character and undergoing a psychiatric examination, which suggested he suffers from narcissistic personality disorder and bipolar II disorder.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cRyan has already shown, through his actions, that he is an asset to his community, not a threat. He deserves the chance to one day return home, where he can continue to be a loving father, partner, and a peaceful, contributing member of society,\u201d wrote Darya Trotsenko, a Kyiv resident who said she met Routh when he attempted to volunteer to support Ukraine\u2019s defense.\u00a0<\/p>\n But prosecutors argued that Routh continues to show little remorse for his actions, pointing to recent writings in which he referenced an earlier attempt on Trump\u2019s life and wrote, \u201cI hate our dictator missed the trial, can my appeal be heard in 30 years when he is gone.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n In another court filing, Routh suggested he prefers that Trump personally punish him for his actions.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cIf the President wished to pummel the defendant just for good measure, put on the handcuffs and shackles and give it your worst. No cameras, no complaints, no charges\/charges. Just good fun. Don’t be a p\u2014-. (Can I say p\u2014- or coward \u2013 sorry),\u201d Routh wrote.\u00a0<\/p>\n Cannon, a Trump-appointed judge, dismissed the criminal case against the president in 2024\u00a0related to his handling of classified documents.\u00a0Routh unsuccessfully attempted to have Cannon removed from the case by arguing her appointment by Trump is a conflict of interest.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n U.S. Judge Aileen Cannon on Wednesday sentenced Ryan Routh to spend the rest of his life in prison for attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump on his Florida golf course in September 2024. 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