Overview

• After less than three hours of deliberation, a federal jury found Routh guilty on five counts, including attempted assassination of a presidential candidate, assault on a federal officer, and multiple firearms offenses.
• Moments after the verdict, Routh tried to stab himself in the neck with a pen in the courtroom before deputies intervened and restrained him.
• Prosecutors presented weeks of planning supported by phone and bank records, surveillance video, internet searches, burner phones, a scoped rifle, a makeshift sniper position, and an alleged escape plan.
• Routh represented himself, argued he lacked intent to kill, called three witnesses including a firearms expert, and drew repeated interruptions from Judge Aileen Cannon for straying beyond the evidence.
• Justice Department leaders praised the conviction as a stand against political violence, and President Trump lauded the jury and judge, as Routh remains in custody awaiting sentencing.