Routh Found Guilty of Trump Assassination Attempt, Tries to Stab Self

Narrative B

While there's no excuse for violence, Routh displayed behaviors pointing to long-standing mental health issues that apparently went unaddressed, calling into question the role that America's mental health system plays in these types of incidents. Criminal accountability is essential, but so too is asking whether mental health supports and preventive care could have averted this crisis. Routh represented himself and did not pursue an insanity defense, which could have changed the parameters of this case.