The trial of an alleged would-be presidential assassin started as many trials do: with jury selection.
But before US District Judge Aileen Cannon called prospective jurors into the Fort Pierce, Florida, courtroom, she needed clarity on a screening question from the defence.
"There's a question about, a turtle in the road, would one stop or move it?" Judge Cannon said Monday.
Lawyers typically do not pose such whimsical questions during voir dire - the process by which potential jurors are screened - but then, the man who submitted it isn't a lawyer.
He's the defendant: Ryan Routh, 59, who has been charged with attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump last September, is representing himself.
