Last week, Ryan Rouse demanded that the judge abandon most of the charges against him, claiming that prosecutors had not proven he was planning to hurt Trump.
You need to know about the assassination attempt by Ryan Rous
Ryan Rouse, the man accused of trying to assassinate President Donald Trump, will represent himself in the trial.
The man accused of trying to assassinate President Donald Trump in Florida last year is expected to present his case to the ju judge on Monday, September 22nd.
Ryan Rouse, 59, is representing himself and intends to call three witnesses to the stands, he told the court last week. Routh pleaded not guilty to multiple federal accusations, including attempting to assassinate a major presidential candidate. If convicted, he could be sentenced to life in prison.
Prosecutors argue that on September 15, 2024, Ruth is planning to perch on the Trump International Golf Club’s tree line with a rifle and fatally shoot the Republican presidential candidate. Before Trump enters his gaze, a US Secret Service agent discovered Routh and fired fire, blocking the assassination plan, prosecutors say.
The government took the lawsuit to absent on Friday, September 19th. For more than a week, the ju judge heard testimony from forensic experts, witnesses and acquaintances of Rous.
Last week, Routh told us district judge Irene Cannon that he wanted to show what his defensive strategy was and would like to introduce character evidence to show him “peace, kindness, non-violence.”
“The gun didn’t fire”: Rous tries to throw away the bill
At the end of the federal prosecutor’s case last week, Routh acquitted four of five counts against him, alleging that the prosecutors did not provide sufficient evidence to prove their case.
In dealing with the accusations of attempted assassination, Rous argued that prosecutors had not proven that he intended to hurt Trump.
“The guns never fired, and as long as they took a substantial step to killing the former president, nothing happened,” he told the court.
Assisstant US lawyer John Shipley responded by stating that Routh had purchased the rifle in the weeks leading up to his assassination attempt, loading it round into the chamber on the day of question, and pointing the rifle through the fence as Trump was playing golf.
Rous also argued that he had the right to peacefully protest on the golf course.
“This is as far away as you can imagine (from a peaceful gathering),” Shipley replied. “Peaceful protest is one thing. The attempt to assassinate is another.”
Trump’s appointee Cannon refused to discuss Rous, saying there was adequate basis for the charges against him.
