Man convicted of attempting to assassinate Trump gets life in prison

FORT PIERCE, Fla. — Federal prosecutors are seeking a sentence of life without parole for the man convicted of trying to assassinate President Donald Trump on a Florida golf course in 2024. Ryan Routh was scheduled to appear Wednesday before U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon in Fort Pierce. Her courtroom erupted into chaos in September when Routh tried to stab himself in the neck with a pen shortly after jurors found him guilty on all counts. Routh’s sentencing had initially been scheduled for December, but Cannon agreed to move the date back after Routh decided to use an attorney during the sentencing phase instead of representing himself as he did for most of the trial. Prosecutors said in a sentencing memorandum that Routh has yet to accept any responsibility and should spend the rest of his life in prison, in accordance with federal sentencing guidelines. 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. “Ro

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