XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh   
   From: atropos@mac.com   
      
   On Feb 4, 2026 at 11:55:39 AM PST, "Elendil Wadwallow"   
    wrote:   
      
   > Ryan Routh Sentenced to Life in Prison for Trying to Assassinate Trump   
   > Judge Aileen Cannon, a Trump appointee, delivered the sentence.   
   > Ryan Routh   
   > NICOLAS GARCIA/AFPTV/AFP/Getty Images   
   >   
   > Ryan Routh, who attempted to assassinate Donald Trump at his golf club in   
   > West Palm Beach, Florida, in September 2024, was sentenced Wednesday to   
   > life in prison.   
   >   
   > The ruling was handed down by U. S. District Judge Aileen Cannon, a Trump   
   > appointee who has a history of biased rulings in favor of the president.   
   > Prosecutors had been seeking a life sentence to "send a message that   
   > seeking to assassinate a Presidential candidate will result in the most   
   > severe punishment, " they wrote in a memo before the sentencing.   
   >   
   > Routh had planned the assassination for months, prosecutors said, adding   
   > that he was willing to kill anyone who attempted to stop him and didn't   
   > express remorse. Routh sought to have Cannon recuse herself from the case,   
   > citing her dismissal of Trump's classified documents case in 2024, but his   
   > motion was rejected.   
   >   
   > The sentence is not surprising, considering that Routh represented himself   
   > while on trial in September last year. He ended up being found guilty on   
   > all five charges related to the assassination attempt, and reportedly tried   
   > to stab himself with a pen moments after the verdict. Cannon's response was   
   > to appoint a new lawyer to represent Routh.   
   >   
   > Routh's lawyer last month sought a reduced sentence of 27 years to "meet   
   > the need for punishment, provide the defendant with correctional treatment   
   > and provide for mental health treatment in a custodial setting."   
      
   He can still get all that with a life sentence.   
      
   > Instead, Routh, who turns 60 in two weeks, will now spend the rest of his   
   > life   
   > behind bars to set an example.   
      
   Good. It's a good example to set.   
      
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