The Secret Service agent who spotted Ryan Routh's alleged sniper perch on the golf course where Donald Trump was playing last year testified at Routh's trial Thursday that he came within five feet of Routh's rifle before he realized Routh was armed.

Routh, who is representing himself, is on trial in Florida on charges of attempting to assassinate Donald Trump on his golf course last September.

"The barrel of the AK was pointed directly at my face," Secret Service agent Robert Fercano testified. "I was in fear for President Trump's life."

The first witness called in Routh's criminal trial, Fercano offered testimony that sheds new light on the public's understanding of the alleged attempted assassination.

Fercano said he was serving as a site agent on Trump's West Palm Beach Golf cou

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