The jury convicted him of attempting to assassinate Trump, assaulting a federal officer, and three other crimes. Jury Convicts Man of Attempted Assassination of @POTUS Donald J. Trump and Assault of a Federal Law Enforcement Officer“This verdict sends a clear message. Then Acting Director Ronald Rowe told reporters that the agency did not sweep the perimeter of the golf course because Trump wasn’t scheduled to play. That raises the question of how Routh knew Trump would be at the course that day. Routh must have known something, having stationed himself to shoot Trump as he approached, was on, or walked off the sixth green.