Jury Selection Begins In Assassination Attempt Case

FORT PIERCE, Fla. (AP) — Jury selection is set to begin in the trial of a man charged with trying to assassinate Donald Trump while he played golf last year in South Florida. The court has blocked off four weeks for the trial of Ryan Routh, but attorneys are expecting they’ll need less time. Jury selection is expected to start on Monday and take three days, with opening statements planned for Thursday. U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon has signed off on Routh’s request to represent himself but said court-appointed attorneys need to remain as standby counsel. Prosecutors have said Routh methodically plotted to kill Trump for weeks before aiming a rifle through the shrubbery as Trump played golf at his West Palm Beach country club.