Fort Pierce (Florida, USA), 4 February (LaPresse/AP) – Ryan Routh, the man who attempted to assassinate President Donald Trump on a golf course in Florida in 2024, has been sentenced to life imprisonment. Prosecutors had sought life without parole, arguing that Routh showed no remorse and never apologised. A defence lawyer, however, asked for 27 years in prison, pointing out that the man is about to turn 60. Routh was then given a consecutive seven-year sentence for one of the firearms charges. The sentencing was originally scheduled for December, but Federal District Judge Aileen Cannon agreed to postpone it after Routh decided to hire a lawyer for the sentencing phase, rather than representing himself as he had done for most of the trial. The man was convicted of attempting to assassinate a major presidential candidate, using a firearm to commit a crime, assaulting a federal agent, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and using a firearm with an altered serial number. According to prosecutors, Routh spent weeks planning Trump's killing.
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