US EditionMan accused of trying to assassinate Trump in Florida rests his case without testifying
Ryan Routh, charged with attempted assassination and firearm violations, faces trial representing himself after prosecutors rested following seven days and 38 witnesses, seeking life imprisonment.
- On Friday, seasoned prosecutors with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida rested their case after seven days and 38 witnesses, while Ryan Routh is set to present his defense Monday with three witnesses.
- Ryan Routh spent weeks plotting and texted his three adult children and fiancée to say he loved them shortly before being spotted by a Secret Service agent, who identified him as the alleged attacker at Trump’s West Palm Beach golf course.
- A U.S. Secret Service agent testified last week that he fired when Ryan Routh aimed a rifle at him, and a witness who heard gunshots helped locate Routh, being flown by police helicopter for arrest.
- Closing arguments are set for Tuesday, with attorneys given one hour and 45 minutes each, after which jurors will begin deliberating, U.S. District Court Judge Aileen Cannon said.
- Routh’s criminal record and self-styled mercenary activities provide wider context, including a 2002 Greensboro standoff and recruitment attempts in the early days of the war in Ukraine.
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Man accused of trying to assassinate Trump at golf course tells jury he didn’t intend to kill
A man representing himself in federal court against charges of trying to assassinate Donald Trump last year at his Florida golf course has told jurors he didn't intend to kill anyone that day.
The Columbus Dispatch
Routh rests case same day it begins; closings next in Trump attempted assassination trial
Ryan Routh, who faces a potential life sentence for the suspected plot to kill Donald Trump, declined to testify in his defense.
Ryan Routh Rests Assassination Plot Case, Won't Testify
Ryan Routh rested his case Monday morning without taking the stand, ending months of speculation about whether he would testify in his federal trial for the attempted assassination of President Donald Trump at his West Palm Beach, Florida, golf course on Sept. 15, 2024.
Man accused of trying to kill Trump won’t testify in own defense
FORT PIERCE, Fla. (NewsNation) — The man accused of trying to kill then-candidate Donald Trump at his Florida golf course in 2024 rested his case Monday after representing himself and declining to take the witness stand. Ryan Routh rested his case before lunch after questioning three witnesses for three hours in the morning. U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon asked if Routh wanted to testify himself, and he said no. Under questioning from Routh o…
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