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Ryan Routh’s federal trial is the defendant’s presidential assassin Donald Trump Last year, at his West Palm Beach Golf Club, it is scheduled to begin Thursday.
After several rounds Jury selection Monday began Monday with a team of 12 jurors and four alternates sitting on Wednesday. The group consists of six white women, four white men, one black woman and one black man. The alternating people consist of two white women and two white men.
The opening argument is scheduled for Thursday in the federal court in Fort Pierce, and prosecutors are expected to file a case promptly.
Ryan Routh Trial: Jury Choice Begins in Trump Assassination Case
Ryan Routh, the alleged assassin, was arrested in Florida in September 2024, and his federal trial began Thursday. (Martin County Sheriff’s Office/Reuters)
About 180 people were summoned Jury Responsibilities Among the three waves, there are 60 waves.
Routh Peper raised alternative jurors asking about Ukraine, the war in Gaza, and even what they would do if the turtle crossed the road while driving.
The latest high-profile federal defendant is Dylann Storm Roof, the mass murderer responsible for the 2015 Charleston Church shooting. The roof briefly represented itself during the federal death penalty phase of the 2016 trial. He demanded that the profession continue to be enforced and was allowed to conduct partial litigation before eventually reverting to a court-appointed attorney.
Trump assassination attempts to suspect Ryan Routh challenge presidential golf tour

The jury is accused of trying to assassinate Donald Trump’s trial. The trial is expected to begin on Thursday. (Lothar Speer)
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.
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. The attempt came months after Trump was shot and killed, and survived the assassination attempt by Butler, Pennsylvania.

Trump assassination suspect Ryan Routh was arrested on suspicion of attempting to assassinate a major presidential candidate, possessing a firearm to facilitate violent crime, assaulting federal officers, possessing firearms and ammunition, owning a firearm, and owning a firearm, and possessing a firearm, and possessing a firearm, and counting on September 15 in Palm Beach County, Florida. (Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office)
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The trial is expected to last two to four weeks, with Trump-appointed judge Aileen Cannon on his behalf.
Diana Stancy of Fox News Digital contributed to the report.

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