Overview

• Federal court in Fort Pierce began questioning a pool of 180 on Monday to seat 12 jurors and four alternates, with selection expected to take about three days and opening statements slated for Thursday.
• Prosecutors say Routh, 59, lay in wait near the sixth hole on Sept. 15, 2024 with an SKS-style rifle before a Secret Service agent opened fire, prompting him to flee without firing a shot.
• The government has unsealed extensive exhibits and a witness list, including the recovered rifle, surveillance footage, digital records, and portions of a note beginning, “Dear World… this was an assassination attempt on Donald Trump.”
• Cannon authorized self-representation with standby counsel and imposed rules on attire, movement and questioning after rejecting proposed juror questions she deemed off base.
• Routh has pleaded not guilty to five federal charges that include attempted assassination and carry a potential life sentence, as well as to separate state counts of terrorism and attempted murder.