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Jury Selection Begins in Ryan Routh Trial Over Alleged Trump Assassination Attempt

Routh is representing himself under Judge Aileen Cannon’s restrictions on politically charged tactics.

A screengrab from AFPTV on September 16, 2024 shows Ryan Wesley Routh speak during an interview at a rally in Kyiv on April 27, 2022.
On Sept. 8, 2025, jury selection begins in the criminal trial of a man accused of attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump at his Florida golf club during his reelection campaign. Ryan Routh, 59, faces charges of attempting to assassinate a major presidential candidate, assaulting a federal officer and several weapons violations. He has pleaded not guilty.
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Overview

  • Jury selection opened Monday in Fort Pierce, with three days allotted to seat 12 jurors and four alternates for a trial blocked out for up to four weeks.
  • Acting as his own attorney, Routh had proposed voir dire questions about Gaza, Greenland and even a turtle-in-the-road scenario, which Judge Aileen Cannon rejected as irrelevant.
  • Routh has pleaded not guilty to five federal counts, including attempting to assassinate a major presidential candidate and assaulting a federal officer, and he faces a potential life sentence.
  • Prosecutors plan to introduce an SKS-style rifle with scope, ballistic protection, surveillance footage, search and messaging records, and portions of a “Dear World” letter that references an assassination attempt.
  • Authorities say a Secret Service agent spotted Routh with a rifle near the sixth hole on Sept. 15, 2024, fired at him, and he fled without shooting before being arrested; opening statements are scheduled for Thursday.