Routh (59) was ‍convicted by a jury last September of five criminal counts including attempted assassination after serving as his own defence lawyer at trial. Prosecutors had recommended a life sentence while Routh had asked the judge, a Trump appointee, to impose a 27-year term. In a court filing, Routh denied that he intended to kill Trump, and ⁠said he was willing to undergo psychological treatment for a personality disorder in prison. His daughter yelled in court that her father had not hurt anyone and that she would get him out of prison. Trump lauded the verdict in a post on his Truth Social site, writing, “This was an evil man with an evil intention, and they caught him.” – Reuters

Source: The Irish Times February 05, 2026 09:08 UTC