Overview

• Jury selection opened in Fort Pierce under U.S. District Judge Aileen M. Cannon, who was appointed in 2020.
• The court is choosing 12 jurors and 4 alternates from a pool of about 180, with selection expected to take three days before Thursday’s openings.
• Routh is representing himself after a rupture with prior counsel, remains jailed without bond, and must follow strict rules on attire and movement in court.
• He faces five federal charges—including attempted assassination of a major candidate, assault on a federal officer, and firearms offenses—that could carry a life sentence if he is convicted.
• Prosecutors listed up to 46 potential witnesses and evidence including travel records and a seized loaded rifle, camera and armored plates, while the judge rejected Routh’s bid to call Trump and separate Florida state charges for attempted murder and terrorism remain pending.