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   From: weberm@polaris.net   
      
   horchatazdc12839@gmail.com 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. " Instead,   
   >Routh, who turns 60 in two weeks, will now spend the rest of his life   
   >behind bars to set an example.   
      
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   love this country.   
      
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