Ryan Ruth, the man charged with trying to kill then presidential candidate Donald Trump at his Florida golf club last year, was convicted on all five charges by a jury this afternoon.

The counts include attempted assassination, assaulting a federal officer, and possession of a firearm.

Ruth could face life in prison when he sentenced in December.

Reacting to the verdict, President Trump thanked

the judge and jury and said Ruth was, quote, an evil man with an evil intention. And Attorney

General Pam Bondi said the prosecution, quote, illustrates the Department of Justice's commitment

to punishing those who engage in political violence. David Fisher has been covering the trial

for the Associated Press and joins us now.

David, thanks for making time for us.

So Ruth never fired at President Trump and was stopped before he could.

So walk us through how this plot was disrupted and how that fact shapes not only the charges,

but the jury's verdict.

Yeah, so he was camped out along the fence line

of Trump's golf course there in West Palm Beach. The former president, future president,

was making his way, he was going from the fifth hole to the sixth hole. The Secret Service was

a hole ahead of him, and as they were doing their sweep of the area, one of the secret

service agents spotted Mr. Ruth in the bushes. A confrontation ensued. Mr. Ruth ran away

while the Secret Service agent fired three or four times at him. And as we understand it, he tried

to stab himself as the verdict was read.

He was quickly restrained.

What do we know about that incident and how that behavior could affect his sentencing?

Yeah, so the jurors took about two hours to deliberate before they came back with a guilty verdict on all five counts.

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