{"id":2514583,"date":"2025-11-25T19:01:02","date_gmt":"2025-11-26T00:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/would-be-trump-assassin-routh-invites-president-to-punch-him-in-the-face\/"},"modified":"2025-11-25T19:02:10","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T00:02:10","slug":"would-be-trump-assassin-routh-invites-president-to-punch-him-in-the-face","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/would-be-trump-assassin-routh-invites-president-to-punch-him-in-the-face\/","title":{"rendered":"Would-be Trump assassin Routh invites president to punch him in the face"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwould-be-trump-assassin-routh-invites-president-to-punch-him-in-the-face%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2514583&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Ryan Routh, who was found guilty of attempting to assassinate former President Donald Trump, submitted an unusual court motion inviting Trump to physically assault him during the trial.In the motion, Routh provocatively urged Trump to punch him <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/are-covid-case-surges-more-fake-news\/\" title=\"Are COVID Case Surges More Fake News?\">repeatedly<\/a> in court, even suggesting the use of handcuffs and shackles, with no cameras or charges involved. additionally, Routh attempted to subpoena several unrelated witnesses, including a Columbia University student and a professor known for critiquing Trump, to testify about alleged threats to freedom of speech and democracy, and to discuss accusations of Trump seeking to become a dictator. After being convicted on all counts, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-who-trump-is-very-familiar-with-gets-assigned-to-assassination-attempt-suspects-case-after-charges-filed\/\" title=\"Judge Who Trump Is Very Familiar With Gets Assigned to Assassination Attempt Suspect&#039;s Case After Charges Filed\">including attempted assassination<\/a> and weapons charges, Routh attempted to harm himself in court upon hearing his sentance.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Would-be Trump assassin Ryan Routh invites president to punch him in the face repeatedly<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2414082\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Attempted presidential assassin <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3869473\/ryan-routh-requests-imprisonment-where-assisted-suicide-is-legal\/\">Ryan Routh<\/a> dared President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> to punch him in a court motion.<\/p>\n<p>In a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/storage.courtlistener.com\/recap\/gov.uscourts.flsd.675704\/gov.uscourts.flsd.675704.373.0.pdf\">motion from Routh unsealed Tuesday<\/a>, the defendant made an unusual request in a trial beset by theatrics &mdash; Trump&rsquo;s would-be assassin invited the president to assault him physically in court.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3898380\/fbi-planning-interviews-democratic-lawmakers-urged-military-refuse-illegal-orders\/\">FBI planning interviews with Democratic lawmakers who urged military to refuse &#8216;illegal orders&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3898000\/senate-democrats-question-bondi-qatar-jet-gift-trump\/\">Senate Democrats question Bondi on Qatar jet gift to Trump<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3897597\/doj-epstein-maxwell-grand-jury-records\/\">DOJ renews fight for Epstein and Maxwell grand jury records<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>If Trump &ldquo;wished to pummel the defendant just for good measure, put on the handcuffs and shackles and give it your worst,&rdquo; Routh wrote. &ldquo;No cameras, no complaints, no [charges]. Just good fun.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Don&rsquo;t be a p****. (Can I say p**** or coward-sorry),&rdquo; Routh added.<\/p>\n<p>Routh also said Trump could ask him any questions he wanted, while attempting to subpoena several witnesses unrelated to the case.<\/p>\n<p>Routh elaborated on his wish to see Trump in court in an unsealed subpoena request, dated Aug. 20.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Defendants open invitation speak your mind to the jury to vent any anger and displeasure with the defendant and perhaps if you wish, he will allow you even to punch him in the face, as many times as you want; no charges-we know someone at DOJ. Most fun in decades, don&rsquo;t miss it,&rdquo; he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Routh&rsquo;s request for Trump to punch him in the face in <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >court wasn&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t the only unusual request. He also attempted to subpoena Columbia student Mahmoud Khalil, asking him to &ldquo;testify to the gross violation to our Freedom of Speech and erosion of democracy to authoritarianism.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He used Khalil&rsquo;s proposed subpoena to suggest a conspiracy by Trump to turn himself into a dictator for life.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Tell us how the war against migrants is to enact the insurrection act for martial law to end all federal voting; for [a] permanent president,&rdquo; Routh wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Among the other unusual witness requests was Professor Jason Stanley, a well-known critic of Trump.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3820674\/ryan-routh-found-guilty-all-counts-attempting-assassinate-trump\/\">RYAN ROUTH TRIED TO STAB HIMSELF AFTER BEING FOUND GUILTY FOR ATTEMPTING TO ASSASSINATE TRUMP<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;With your expertise on Fascism we need your knowledge on the 14th Amendment\/Sec. 3 &ndash; Disqualification to Hold Office; is prevention prior and remedy after? Also Amendment 2 for a well regulated militia, we wonder what it will take to remove a fascist dictator with National Guard and military already in DC how will America remove the President from the White House in 2029 &ndash; is there a chapter in one of your books and how many lives will be lost,&rdquo; Routh wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Routh was found guilty in federal court on all five counts: attempted assassination of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/you-took-it-hook-line-and-sinker-rand-paul-grills-fbi-director-over-2016-trump-russia-investigation\/\" title=\"\u2018You Took It Hook, Line And Sinker\u2019: Rand Paul Grills FBI Director Over 2016 Trump...Russia Investigation\">major presidential candidate<\/a>, possessing a firearm to carry out a violent crime, assaulting a federal officer, felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition, and possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number. After learning of his sentence on Sept. 23, he <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3820674\/ryan-routh-found-guilty-all-counts-attempting-assassinate-trump\/\">immediately tried to stab himself<\/a> in the neck with a pen. Court marshals tackled him and dragged him out of the court in handcuffs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Routh dares Trump to punch him repeatedly in court motion<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2514584,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AP25266646167102.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[34943,41245,3634],"class_list":["post-2514583","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-assassination-attempt","tag-routh","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AP25266646167102.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2514583","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2514583"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2514583\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2514587,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2514583\/revisions\/2514587"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2514584"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2514583"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2514583"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2514583"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}