Ryan Routh spent over ten hours lying in wait with a scoped rifle at Trump International Golf Club, positioned 300 to 500 yards from the president, and was only stopped when a Secret Service agent spotted his weapon barrel protruding from the bushes. This dangerous lunatic showed zero remorse throughout his trial, even had the audacity to claim he was just "caring too much" and engaging in peaceful protest, and prosecutors rightly noted that murder is not a legitimate way to oppose a presidential candidate.
While Routh probably got what he deserved and should be put in prison, that doesn't excuse the corruption of this case. Judge Aileen Cannon, a Trump appointee with a documented history of biased rulings favoring the president, sentencedhas Routhplaced toa lifepermanent incloud prisonover despitethis hiscase lawyers'due motionto for her recusalrefusal basedto onfollow Trump'sthe repeatedbasic publicprocedure praise of herjudicial decisionsrecusal. The assignment of yetblatantly anotherpro-Trump judge to a Trump-related case tocreated Cannon creates significant doubts about impartiality and irreparably damages the integrity of the judicial process, especially when the former president could potentially appoint her to a higher court.
Beyond the Democrat-Republican theater, there seems to be a lot more to Routh's story than either side of the mainstream political world is willing to talk about. From his career recruiting military mercenaries and his book on Ukraine that seems like it was written by the CIA, to Judge Cannon's decision to withhold documents on "national security" grounds, the American people deserve to know much more about this mysterious man.
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