The trial for the man accused of carrying out the second assassination attempt against President Donald Trump starts Sept. 8.
On Sept. 15, 2024, Trump was golfing at his course in West Palm Beach, Florida, when Secret Service officers spotted a rifle poking through the fenced perimeter of the course. The agents fired at the suspect, identified as Ryan Wesley Routh, and chased after him. The incident occurred just months after a bullet grazed Trump's ear in another attempt on his life at a rally in Pennsylvania.
Routh, 59, has already proven himself to be an unusual defendant in this high-profile case. He has opted to represent himself and recently filed a motion requesting strippers, a putting green and an 18-hole showdown with the president.
The proceedings start with jury selection on Sept. 8 at the federal courthouse in Fort Pierce, Florida. Here is what to know about the case:
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