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'assassinate Trump'
Ryan Routh sentenced to life in prison
SUMMARY
Ryan Routh, 59, was sentenced to life in prison for attempting to assassinate Donald Trump just two months before the 2024 U.S. election. He was convicted of five charges, including attempted assassination, after representing himself in court.
Routh had been hiding in bushes near Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach with a semi-automatic rifle when he was apprehended. Prosecutors described his actions as a "carefully crafted and deadly serious" plot, emphasizing that he had planned it for months without showing remorse.
Trump praised the verdict, calling Routh an "evil man with an evil intention."
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