Overview
- The sentencing caps a case that ended with a 2025 jury conviction on five counts, including attempted assassination and assault on a federal officer.
- Prosecutors said Routh planned the attack for months and showed no remorse, and Attorney General Pam Bondi praised the outcome as a defense of the democratic process.
- Routh’s counsel sought a substantially shorter term and indicated an appeal after requesting 20 to 27 years and pointing to proposed psychological treatment in filings.
- Trial evidence showed a Secret Service agent spotted a rifle barrel in bushes at Trump’s West Palm Beach golf course, leading Routh to flee as agents fired; an AK‑style rifle, body‑armor plates, a camera and multiple phones were recovered.
- Routh represented himself at trial and later tried to stab himself with a pen after the guilty verdict before marshals restrained him.