Overview

• Twelve jurors and four alternates were sworn in on Day 3 in Fort Pierce, with the court expecting the trial to run another two to three weeks.
• The panel includes four white men, one Black man, six white women, and one Black woman, with two white men and two white women as alternates.
• Ryan Wesley Routh is representing himself with standby counsel present after the judge blocked many of his proposed voir dire questions about Gaza, Greenland, and a hypothetical turtle.
• Routh has pleaded not guilty to charges including attempting to assassinate a major presidential candidate, assaulting a federal officer, and multiple firearms offenses, carrying a potential life sentence.
• Prosecutors plan to present an SKS-style rifle, surveillance footage, Routh’s writings referencing an assassination attempt, and records of research into Trump’s appearances, alongside testimony from Secret Service and FBI agents.