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Man who tried to assassinate Trump on golf course requests attorney for sentencing
Ryan Routh, convicted of attempting to kill Donald Trump, will have legal representation at sentencing, which was delayed to early February, U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon ruled.
- Ryan Routh, who tried to assassinate former President Donald Trump on a golf course in 2024, requested an attorney for his sentencing and appeal after being found guilty on all counts.
- Prosecutors said Routh spent weeks plotting to kill Trump before aiming a rifle at him on the golf course, but a Secret Service agent intervened before Routh could fire.
- Judge Aileen Cannon, nominated by Trump, granted Routh's request for an attorney despite criticizing his 'disrespectful charade' of offering prisoner swaps and inviting Trump to 'take out his frustrations' on Routh's face.
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A man convicted of attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump at a Florida golf course last year has decided to use a lawyer during the sentencing phase instead of representing himself as he did…
Judge grants defense counsel for sentencing of failed Trump assassin Ryan Routh
Ryan Routh, the man who attempted to assassinate President Donald Trump at his Florida golf course last year, has shifted his approach to legal representation. Unlike most of the trial, where he represented himself, Routh has now requested that the judge appoint an attorney to represent him during sentencing.
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