President Donald Trump on Tuesday expressed his gratitude that a jury convicted Ryan Wesley Routh, 59, of attempting to assassinate him last September at Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach.

A jury convicted Routh on Tuesday on five federal counts, including attempted assassination of a major presidential candidate and possessing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence, both of which carry maximum sentences of life in prison, according to the Justice Department. He was also found guilty of assaulting a federal officer, being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition, and possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number.

According to the Associated Press, Routh “tried to stab himself in the neck with a pen shortly after being found guilty,” and offi

See Full Page