From The Hill: The man convicted of attempting to assassinate President Trump while he golfed last year in South Florida asked a federal judge to recommend he be imprisoned in a state that authorizes assisted suicide.
Ryan Routh, found guilty last month on all five counts he faced, told U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon in a winding request that he is a “constant failure” and thus wishes to be placed in a prison facility where assisted suicide, often called medical aid in dying, is allowed.
He said he “still hold(s) out hope” that his life may be traded for American prisoners being held by a foreign adversary — a suggestion he made ahead of his trial and claimed he has made to “countless Ministry of Foreign Affairs” — but has found his requests to be “ineffective.”
“Trade me for a Palestinian prisoner in Israel to have my spot in Hawaii, or a POW of Ukraine suffering in Russia or any prisoner anywhere that is suffering,” Routh wrote. “I’m unaware of prisoners in Sudan, Haiti, Myanmar or all the other places of conflict but trade meanywhere (sic).”
“Do not let me take my own life and it have zero benefit for humanity or mankind,” he added.
The report explains that Medical aid in dying is authorized in Washington, D.C. and the following states: California, Colorado, Delaware, Hawaii, Maine, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oregon, Vermont and Washington state.
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— The Hill (@thehill) October 30, 2025
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