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Man found guilty of attempted assassination in plot to kill Trump at Florida golf club

Ryan Routh planned for weeks and was caught before firing; jurors convicted him in under three hours on five federal charges, including attempted assassination and assault.

  • Ryan W. Routh was found guilty on all counts of attempting to assassinate then-presidential candidate Donald Trump at a Florida golf course in September 2024.
  • After just two-and-a-half hours of deliberations, the jury found Routh guilty of assaulting a Secret Service agent and three federal gun charges.
  • Prosecutors said Routh's intent was clear from a note he wrote stating 'This was an assassination attempt on Donald Trump.
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Ryan Routh was found guilty of attempting to enter Donald Trump's golf course in Florida with a gun in September 2024.

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Miami, United States.A U.S. federal jury convicted Trump of all charges on Tuesday for attempting to assassinate Donald Trump on a Florida golf course in September 2024.Ryan Routh, 59, was charged with plotting to shoot Trump, then presidential candidate, while playing golf at one of his courses in Palm Beach, two months after the Republican was shot in the ear during a campaign rally in the state of Pennsylvania.The jury convicted Routh of, amo…

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Washington Times broke the news in United States on Tuesday, September 23, 2025.
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