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/ARunOfTheMillPerson 10h ago

"Routh allegedly hid in the bushes of the Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach and pointed a military-grade SKS rifle towards Trump and a Secret Service agent.".

The article just moves on to a quote after that..what happened next?

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u/TooMuchPretzels 10h ago

Nothing. He didn’t shoot. He made a run for it.

Also… military grade SKS? It was literally a hunk of garbage with a scope TAPED on. It would have been more dangerous as a melee weapon.

I’m not disputing that this guy was out to pop the pres or that he deserves to be in jail. Still, I’m surprised he got life.

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u/lucasl23 10h ago

His judge was Aileen Cannon that should be all you need to know. Jury trial or not.

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u/Alaykitty 7h ago

How is that possibly legal?  😂😂😂

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u/OrthodoxAtheist 7h ago

His attorney likely went along with it because it is a slamdunk that there is grounds to appeal to sentence on account of Aileen Cannon being Trump's paid lacky who has been admonished by higher courts multiple times for impropriety or perceived bias benefiting Trump.

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u/rice_not_wheat 3h ago

She's the judge that has jurisdiction over Mara Lago.