FORT PIERCE, Fla. — A federal jury determined Ryan Routh was guilty Tuesday of the attempted assassination of Donald Trump last year at his South Florida golf course.
Jurors convicted him on all five counts, including attempted assassination and weapons violations. Even though the rifle was never fired that day, federal lawyers say Routh had " intent " and made a "substantial step in the alleged attempt." He faces up to life in prison when he's sentenced on December 18.
After the guilty verdicts were read but before jurors had departed, Routh attempted to stab himself in the neck with a pen. But several U.S. Marshals quickly subdued him. Routh's daughter, Sara, who was in the courtroom, began shouting, "Dad, I love you. Don't do anything." She yelled a few expletives and cont