WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. —

Ryan Routh , the man found guilty in September of attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump at his West Palm Beach, Florida, golf club, says he never intended to pull the trigger.

In a series of five letters written from jail and sent to his son and daughter, Routh claims he could have shot Trump, but at the last minute, could not go through with his plan.

"The victim there in plain sight in range, and the trigger was not pulled, then there is your proof of lack of intent," Routh wrote as part of his notes to tell the jury.

Routh represented himself during his federal trial and was convicted in September of attempted assassination and related firearms charges.

Prosecutors said he spent nearly 12 hours hidden in a sniper’s nest near the 6th hole

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