Ryan Routh, the man accused of attempting to gun down Donald Trump on a Florida golf course last year, was found guilty on all charges Tuesday.
Jury deliberations began Tuesday a day after Routh, who acted as his own attorney, rested his case by arguing no crime had been committed since he never fired a shot.
“The opportunity was there for the defendant to shoot the president, and yet the trigger was never pulled,” he said. “This human being does not have the capability to harm another human being.”
Routh was interrupted by U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon multiple times during his closing argument when he strayed to topics not related to the case.
Routh, a 59-year-old Hawaii resident, was charged with attempting to assassinate a major presidential candidate , which carries a maximu