FORT PIERCE, Fla., (NewsNation) — The trial for the man accused of trying to assassinate President Donald Trump in Florida last year entered its second week Monday.
Ryan Routh, who is representing himself in the trial, has pleaded not guilty to charges of attempting to assassinate a major presidential candidate, assaulting a federal officer and several firearm violations.
Prosecutors have said Routh, 59, plotted to kill Trump for weeks before aiming a rifle through the shrubbery as Trump played golf at his West Palm Beach country club.
Witnesses from the FBI and the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office on Friday offered details on the law enforcement response and evidence collection during the trial of a man accused of trying to assassinate President Donald Trump while he played golf in S