Ryan Routh sentenced to life in prison for Trump assassination attempt

Ryan Routh, the man convicted of attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump in September 2024, was sentenced to life in prison by a federal judge on Wednesday.

U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon handed down the sentence nearly five months after a jury found Routh guilty of all five counts related to the failed assassination plot. Routh represented himself during the trial in September 2025 but requested an attorney for sentencing.

The Justice Department argued Routh should be sentenced to life in prison and claimed he has still not shown remorse for his actions.

“Routh’s crimes undeniably warrant a life sentence—he took steps over the course of months to assassinate a major Presidential candidate, demonstrated the will to kill anybody in the way, and has since expressed