US EditionConvicted would-be Trump assassin tries to stab himself with pen after verdict
- A federal jury convicted 59-year-old Ryan Wesley Routh on September 23, 2025, for attempting to assassinate Donald J. Trump at his Florida golf club.
- The conviction followed a 12-day trial where prosecutors presented evidence of Routh's obsessive stalking and planning a sniper attack against Trump in West Palm Beach.
- Routh represented himself, faced five charges including attempted assassination and gun offenses, and tried to argue there was no intent or actual attempt to kill Trump.
- Jurors deliberated under three hours before the guilty verdict, after which Routh tried to stab himself with a pen but was stopped by marshals; Trump and Attorney General Pam Bondi praised the conviction.
- Judge Aileen Cannon will sentence Routh on December 18, 2025, with Routh facing possible life imprisonment and the case underscoring the DOJ's stance against political violence.
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Man convicted of trying to assassinate Trump
What happenedA federal jury in Florida Tuesday convicted Ryan Routh of trying to shoot President Donald Trump at his West Palm Beach golf course last September. The jurors deliberated for less than three hours. After they found Routh guilty of attempting to assassinate a major presidential candidate and four other charges, he tried to stab himself in the neck with a flexible prison-safe pen but emerged uninjured.Who said whatThe “rare trial of a…
Ryan Routh Tries to Stab Himself After Guilty Verdict in Trump Assassination Attempt Trial
This article was originally published by The Epoch Times: Ryan Routh Tries to Stab Himself After Guilty Verdict in Trump Assassination Attempt Trial A Florida jury found Routh guilty on all five counts, including attempting to assassinate a major presidential candidate and assaulting a federal officer. FORT PIERCE, Fla.—Ryan Routh attempted to stab himself with a pen in a Florida courtroom after a jury on Sept. 23 found him guilty of attempting…
Juri says that Routh has been planning an attack for weeks, although he himself says he never intended to kill. After the verdict, he tried to harm himself with a pen. Judgment will be announced on 18 December.
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New York Times Makes Embarrassing Mistake After Ryan Routh Guility Verdict
The New York Times accidentally published an article falsely claiming that Ryan Routh, the would-be Trump assassin, was found not guilty. A screenshot shows an article with the headline, “Man Found Not Guilty of Trying to Assassinate Trump in Florida.” They have since fixed the mistake and claimed that it was a prewritten version that was published “inadvertently.” Just searched Ryan Routh’s name @nytimes and got this result in the first head a…
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