A man charged with attempting to assassinate Donald Trump at his Florida golf course last year was convicted by a federal jury on all counts Tuesday. Routh was convicted of attempted assassination of a presidential candidate, assaulting a federal officer and firearms offenses after a 12-day trial. He faces a possible sentence of life in prison for attempting to kill Trump, who was then running for election to a second presidential term. READ ALSO: Trump Attacks UN, Europe At UNGA“This was an evil man with an evil intention, and they caught him,” Trump said in a post on Truth Social. Crooks was shot dead by a Secret Service sniper.