Routh, who had pleaded not guilty to all the charges, faces life in prison when he is sentenced Dec. 18. Bondi called the attempted assassination “an affront to our very nation itself.”“Today’s guilty verdict against would-be Trump assassin Ryan Routh illustrates the Department of Justice’s commitment to punishing those who engage in political violence,” she said in a statement. Routh, 59, a former Trump supporter, is a resident of Hawaii and originally from North Carolina. But during the two-week trial, Routh served as his own attorney. They placed Routh at the scene and testified that he could have killed Trump had he not been caught.