Overview
- The government says it will finish its case by Thursday as Judge Aileen Cannon presses a brisk pace, with defense witnesses set for Friday and Routh dropping plans to call his son.
- An FBI analyst testified a fingerprint on the rifle scope matches Routh, while DNA evidence strongly ties him to the rifle grip, a bag, a glove and other recovered items.
- A firearms examiner said the SKS was in working order, test‑fired successfully, had a round chambered with the safety off, and had a partially restored serial number, while metal plates tested as highly resistant to handgun fire.
- Digital forensics showed WhatsApp messages in which Routh expressed hatred of Trump, notes on flights to Mexico and Colombia, accounts logged into seized devices, location data near the golf course, and an image appearing to show a rifle tied to a tree.
- Secret Service radio calls released publicly capture Agent Robert Fercano’s “shots fired” alerts after confronting a gunman, as additional witnesses placed Routh in Palm Beach County before the incident and described an alias phone purchase.