Prosecutors seek life term for would-be Trump assassin on Florida golf course

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Federal prosecutors in Florida will seek a life sentence for Ryan Routh, convicted of plotting to kill Donald Trump on a West Palm Beach golf course in September 2024; he fired toward a Secret Service agent but fled after being fired upon; jurors found him guilty on all counts, and sentencing was postponed after he switched lawyers; prosecutors say he showed no remorse and deserves life in prison, while the defense requests a variance to a shorter but still lengthy term; the case follows another attempted Trump assassination nine weeks earlier at a Pennsylvania rally.
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