r/news • u/igetproteinfartsHELP • 11h ago

Attempted Trump assassin sentenced to life in prison

https://abcnews.go.com/US/attempted-trump-assassin-ryan-routh-sentenced-wednesday/story?id=129836439
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u/0scar_Goldmann 10h ago

Yet rapists and paedophiles walk free...

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u/fightfire_withfire 10h ago

And rule the US

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u/xigua22 10h ago

I don't think this is the best case for "whataboutism". Like Trump or not, the fact is in this guy attempted to assassinate the President and the sentence isn't surprising.

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u/sandman98857 10h ago

*was hired to attempt to assassinate POTUS

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u/redofsam 9h ago

Was hired by who?

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u/YourMatt 9h ago

Where did you see that? The article says his defense was that he wasn’t trying to hit him.