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Ryan Routh Found Guilty of Trump Assassination Attempt

Ryan Routh Found Guilty of Trump Assassination Attempt

Ryan Routh Found Guilty of Trump Assassination Attempt
Above: Police forces arresting Ryan Wesley Routh on Sept.16, 2024. Image copyright: Martin County Sheriff's Office/Handout/Anadolu/Getty Images

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TheThis evidencewas overwhelminglyan provesopen-and-shut Routh'scase, guiltduring beyondwhich anyprosecutors reasonable doubt. Prosecutors meticulously documented 17 trips to scope out Trump's golf course, and presented DNA evidence on the rifle, and a written confession stating "This was an assassination attempt on Donald Trump." The defendant's own actions — hiding in bushes for hours with a loaded weapon — speak louder than his desperate courtroom theatrics.

This entirewas a case reeks of prosecutorial overreach against someone who neverdidn't firedharm a shot or harmed anyone. Routh's rifle malfunctioned repeatedly, the scope was held together with tape and glue, and he clearly lacked the capability to carrybe outa any real threat. The government manufactured an assassination case from what amounts to trespassing with a broken weapon.


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