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Jury selected in trial of man accused of trying to assassinate Trump at |
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By Randi Kaye, CNN |
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1:39 PM EDT, Wed September 10, 2025 |
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Source: CNN |
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Twelve jurors and four alternates have been chosen in the trial of Ryan |
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Wesley Routh, the man accused of attempting to assassinate Donald Trump |
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last September at a Florida golf course. |
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Routh is defending himself at the trial, sitting alone at the defense |
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table in a grey suit and tie. |
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During voir dire, the process of selecting a jury, Routh struck some |
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potential jurors from the pool of more than 180 people who had |
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experience in law enforcement. |
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Overall, Routh appears to have settled into his role of defending |
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himself, though at one point when he challenged one potential juror, or |
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seemed to, federal district Judge Aileen Cannon appeared to warn him |
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about enlisting his counsel, who is now on standby since he’s |
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representing himself. |
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“We spoke about this hybrid counsel — are you enlisting your |
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attorneys for substantive issues? You are only supposed to for |
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procedure and technicalities,” the judge said. |
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She added, “I’m hearing whispers regarding legal advice.” Routh |
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responded, “They wanted to sit with me and i told them, ‘No, I got |
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this.” |
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The jury will likely be given instructions Wednesday afternoon and |
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it’s possible opening arguments will begin later in the day, but |
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could slip to Thursday morning. |
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