Overview

• The Florida jury found Routh guilty on five counts tied to the Sept. 15, 2024 incident at Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, including attempting to assassinate a major presidential candidate.
• Jurors in Fort Pierce deliberated for less than three hours before returning unanimous guilty verdicts.
• After the verdict, Routh appeared to try to stab himself in the neck with a pen before deputies intervened, as his daughter shouted objections in the courtroom.
• Prosecutors presented seven days of testimony from 38 witnesses and extensive digital and physical evidence indicating weeks of planning, including burner phones, surveillance, searches suggesting an escape plan, multiple license plates, and farewell texts to his children.
• Routh represented himself, called three witnesses, argued he lacked intent because no shot was fired, and was repeatedly reined in by Judge Aileen Cannon, while Justice Department leaders and President Trump publicly praised the conviction.