Lothar Speer

FORT PIERCE, Fla. — The man accused of attempting to assassinate Donald Trump last year outside the president's golf course is about to begin his defense.

Ryan Routh is charged with trying to kill Trump on Sept. 15, 2024, outside Trump International Golf Club near West Palm Beach.

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Investigators say Routh pointed a gun into the golf course while then-candidate Trump was playing a round.

WPTV has been in the courtroom each day listening to the testimony, which began last week

A Secret Service agent said he found Routh with an SKS semiautomatic rifle hiding in the bushes near the sixth hole outside the golf club.

In court on Fri

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