US EditionProsecutors Moving Quickly in Trial of Trump’s Alleged Would-Be Assassin
Prosecutors rely on unique evidence including Vienna sausages to link Ryan Routh to the crime scene in an assassination attempt on Donald Trump during golf, trial underway.
- Ryan Routh, charged with attempting to assassinate then-candidate Donald Trump, is on trial in federal court in Florida as of September 15, 2024.
- The trial follows an assassination plot discovered after Routh was found with a Soviet-made SKS rifle near Trump's West Palm Beach golf course.
- Prosecutors contend Routh created a sniper's nest, camped 10 hours with gear including a rifle, scope, and protective plates, and called 13 witnesses in two days.
- Secret Service agent Robert Fercano testified he was five feet from Routh, who smiled, groaned, then fled while an agent fired one shot; prosecutors argue the plot was deadly serious.
- Routh, representing himself, pleaded not guilty and faces life imprisonment, with prosecutors expected to rest their case soon as the trial proceeds faster than anticipated.
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BizTocProsecutors Race Ahead In Trump Assassination Attempt Case
The federal trial of Ryan Routh, accused of attempting to assassinate then-candidate Donald Trump, is moving swiftly into its second week. Prosecutors expect to rest their case by Friday, after presenting 13 witnesses in just two days. Judge Aileen Cannon has instructed Routh, who is representing himself, to have defense witnesses ready to testify by the end of the week. Routh, 59, faces five charges, including attempted assassination of a presi…
Prosecutors moving quickly in trial of Trump’s alleged would-be assassin
As the federal criminal trial for Ryan Routh enters its second week, the man charged with trying to assassinate then-candidate Donald Trump last year is getting closer to calling his first witness.
Routh Trial Gets a Taste of Vienna Sausages as it Speeds Along | Headline USA
(The Center Square) – As more lawmen were testifying Friday in the assassination case against Ryan Routh, and the defendant’s taste for Vienna sausages are emerging as key evidence. Appearing before Judge Aileen Cannon in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida in Fort Pierce, the North Carolina native who previously lived in Hawaii is defending himself in a trial with four weeks reserved on the calendar. Prosecutors indicat…
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