Man found guilty of attempted assassination of Trump

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A jury found that Routh, 59, intended to kill Trump, then a former US president and Republican presidential candidate, when he pointed a rifle through a fence while Trump was golfing. He was also found guilty on the four other charges he faced, including impeding a federal agent and weapons offences. Routh told the court he didn’t intend to kill anyone that day. (Photo by AFPTV / AFP) (Photo by -/AFPTV/AFP via Getty Images)Following the verdict, Trump told reporters in New York that the case was “really well handled.”“It’s very important. Nothing to do with me, but a president – or even a person, you can’t allow that to happen,” Trump said.