Ryan Routh has been found guilty on all charges related to his attempted assassination of then-presidential candidate Donald Trump in September 2024.
Routh, 59, was caught by authorities during a manhunt in Palm Beach, Florida, last year after Secret Service agents spotted him in some bushes outside of one of Trump’s golf courses as the Republican played a round.
A gun and a camera were found at the scene where Routh fled.
The jurors reached a unanimous verdict after deliberating for just over two hours.
‘Today’s guilty verdict against would-be Trump assassin Ryan Routh illustrates the Department of Justice’s commitment to punishing those who engage in political violence,’ Attorney General Pam Bondi wrote on X after the verdict was reached.
‘This attempted assassination was not only an attack on our President, but an affront to our very nation itself.’
Routh was found guilty of five charges related to his assassination attempt.
His charges include: attempted assassination of a major presidential candidate, a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition, possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number, attempted assassination of a possession of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence and assaulting a federal officer.
In this imaged released by the Martin County, Fla., Sheriff’s Office, law enforcement officers arrest Ryan Routh, the man suspected in the apparent assassination attempt of Donald Trump, Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024
Routh represented himself in his federal trial.
‘What is intent? … Why are we here? What is our intent? To love one another … Is this so difficult?’ he asked at one point during his trial, according to live coverage of the court proceedings.
While defending himself, Routh referred to Adolf Hitler, Vladimir Putin, Sudan, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in his speech.
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