Almost a year since he allegedly perched a rifle through the chain-link fence of a golf club in West Palm Beach, Florida, the 59-year-old man accused of creating a “sniper’s nest” one hole away from where Donald Trump was playing golf will now stand trial.

Ryan Routh has chosen to represent himself in the trial, which will feature evidence from prosecutors that includes eyewitness testimony of Routh allegedly fleeing the scene, statements from the people who say they sold him the rifle, and a letter allegedly from Routh confessing: “This was an assassination attempt on Donald Trump.”

Jury selection will begin Monday in a federal courthouse in Fort Pierce, Florida, and is being handled by Judge Aileen Cannon , the same judge who dismissed the classified documents case against Trump i

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