"Ryan Routh was given life in prison on Wednesday as punishment for his attempted assassination of Donald Trump in the run-up to the 2024 US presidential election. Routh, who was found guilty last September on five criminal counts, was sentenced at the US District Court in Fort Pierce, Florida, by Judge Aileen Cannon. Routh, who tried to stab himself in the courtroom last September when he was found guilty after unsuccessfully representing himself, appeared with a lawyer on Wednesday."
"Cannon allowed Routh to deliver a long rambling statement that touched on foreign wars and his desire to be exchanged for a foreign political prisoner among other things on Wednesday before cutting him off when the he exclaimed: "I have given every drop of who I am every day for the betterment of my community and this nation (.) I did everything I could and lived a good life.""
"He was convicted of trying to assassinate a major presidential candidate, using a firearm in furtherance of a crime, assaulting a federal officer, possessing a firearm as a felon, and using a gun with a defaced serial number. Prosecutors say Routh, a former Trump supporter, spent weeks planning his attack before he was caught by Secret Service agents who discovered him hiding in bushes at Trump's West Palm Beach Golf Club"
Ryan Routh received life in prison after being convicted on five criminal counts for an attempted assassination of Donald Trump in the run-up to the 2024 US presidential election. Judge Aileen Cannon sentenced Routh at the US District Court in Fort Pierce, Florida, imposing life without parole plus seven years on a gun charge, with other sentences to run concurrently. Routh attempted to stab himself in court after conviction and later delivered a rambling statement at sentencing. Prosecutors described him as unrepentant and said he planned the attack for weeks before Secret Service agents found him hiding in bushes.
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