Minutes into his trial, Ryan Routh, the man accused of trying to assassinate Donald Trump, got cut off by the judge for veering off topic.
"Modern trials seem to eliminate all that is human," Routh, who is defending himself, told jurors as he began his opening remarks on Thursday.
He opened with a "history" of human existence, but was cut off within minutes by Judge Aileen Cannon who excused the jury and told Routh he had to restrict his comments to the case.
Routh agreed and apologized, but the judge again cut him off when he resumed, instructing Routh that his opening remarks were over.
For the prosecution, attorney John Shipley Jr said in his opening that by trying to assassinate Trump in the midst of the 2024 election, Routh "decided to take the choice away from the American people,"
