Overview

• The 12-person jury found the 59-year-old guilty on all counts in Fort Pierce, Florida, after about two hours of deliberations.
• He now faces the possibility of life in prison under federal statutes covering attacks on presidential candidates.
• Following the verdict, Routh tried to stab himself in the throat with a pen before court officers intervened as his daughter protested.
• Prosecutors said a security officer discovered Routh with a rifle near Trump’s West Palm Beach course in September 2024, fired at him, and he fled before being arrested; Trump was not injured.
• Justice Minister Pam Bondi praised the outcome as accountability for political violence, with the case set against tightened protection for Trump after the July 13, 2024 shooting in Pennsylvania.