A man who attempted to assassinate President Donald Trump tried to stab himself in the neck with a pen as he heard his guilty verdict.

Ryan Wesley Routh grabbed the writing instrument as he was found guilty on all five counts in a Florida federal courthouse this afternoon, NBC News reported.

His daughter, Sara, screamed as it all unfolded.

‘Dad, don’t hurt yourself,’ she said as US Marshalls and bailiffs rushed to restrain Routh and escort him out of the courtroom. Routh was found guilty of attempted assassination of a major presidential candidate, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence, assaulting a federal officer, felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition and possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number.

Routh had pleaded not guilty to all t

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