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Jury selection is expected to end on Wednesday Federal Trial Ryan Routh, 59, a North Carolina man, accused of attempting to assassinate the president Donald Trump last year.
The court is working through its third and final panel of prospective jurors, aiming to get 12 jurors and four substitutes to sit on Thursday morning.
By the end of Tuesday, the court had dismissed more than 70 of the original 180 prospective jurors, many with strong opinions on Trump’s opinion, connections to law enforcement or concerns about impartiality.
All eyes were focused on the speed at which the court could place the full panel and whether Rolls continued to test the boundaries of self-representation. Trump-running Judge Aileen Cannon, who presided over the case, dismissed a list of non-themed and politically accused issues during the selection process and raised questions raised by Routh during the selection process.
Jury’s choice continues in trial of the man accused of conspiring to kill Trump
The jury in the federal Ryan Routh case is still underway. Routh is accused of trying to assassinate Donald Trump at Trump’s West Palm Beach Golf Club in September 2024. (Martin County Sheriff’s Office)
Ruth asks about the potential jurors’ feelings About Ukraine The war in Gaza raised a strange question about how they reacted to find a turtle on the road, prompting Cannon to remind him that the “professional SE” identity did not justify him from the court proceedings. His adult children attended the court, and one son Oran was listed as a role witness, although currently being sentenced to jail on irrelevant charges.
Rolls also tried to strike a potential juror who revealed that he had breakfast with the president and the first lady 25 years ago while working for the golf course principal. The man told the court that he respected Trump and found him “very good” but insisted that he could still be fair. Cannon denied Rous’ request, noting that decades of interactions did not disqualify him.
Ryan Routh’s trial opens with bizarre jury questions and witness drama

The jury is accused of trying to assassinate Donald Trump’s trial. (Lothar Speer)
Cannon also saw Tuesday withdraw 23 jurors from 60 pools, and about 110 prospective jurors are still being considered. One of the men who were fired earlier said he was arrested at Routh’s, another received a voicemail from him two days ago, and a woman who announced “I am Maga…it’s our president” during the inquiry, and then admitted that she could not think of Routh’s innocence.
Rouse himself moved to a court-granted questionnaire in which he had the juror defend racist comments.
Ryan Routh Trial: Jury Choice Begins in Trump Assassination Case

Trump’s assassination suspect Ryan Routh was arrested on suspicion of attempting to assassinate a major presidential candidate, possessing a firearm to facilitate violent crimes, assaulting federal officers, possessing firearms and ammunition, owning a firearm, and owning a firearm, and an announcement of a fixed number in Palpal County, Florida on Sept. 15 in Palm Beach County, Florida. (Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office)
Routh pleaded not guilty to federal charges trying to assassinate a major presidential candidate and assault a federal official. Prosecutors say Secret Service agents stopped him near Trump’s golf course, armed with AK-style rifles West Palm Beach September 2024.
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If the panel sits down on time, the tentative open statement will be held on Thursday, September 11.
The trial is expected to last for weeks, but Cannon urges both parties to keep the lawsuit valid.

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