Judge Hands Ryan Routh Life Sentence Plus Seven Years Over Attempted Trump Assassination
Ryan Routh, the man convicted of attempting to assassinate Donald Trump, received a life sentence plus seven years in federal prison. U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon handed down the ruling in Fort Pierce, Florida, on February 4, 2026. Prosecutors had sought the maximum penalty for the 2024 incident. Courtroom Proceedings Judge Cannon sentenced Routh to…