Prosecutors began to rest a file against the assassination of suspect Trump representing himself

Prosecutors should rest their case on Friday during the Ryan Routh federal trial, accused of trying to assassinate President Donald Trump in his West Palm Beach Golf Club in September 2024.

Roth, representing a rescue lawyer, should begin to present its own witnesses once the government has completed fence arguments.

On Thursday, the jurors heard Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Weapons and Explosives (ATF) Device Disposation Randy Walters, which testified that the gray storage box linked to Routh contained improvised shooting mechanisms and parts designed to provide a .50 caliber tower.

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A sketch representing the main prosecutor John Shipley during the declarations of opening at the trial of Ryan Routh in Fort Pierce, Florida, on September 11, 2025. Routh was accused of an assassination attempt on President Donald Trump in his Golf club of West Palm Beach in 2024. (Lothar Speer)

Walters said that homemade components, including rat traps, were green painted by spraying. He testified that seven partially assembled devices were inside a bag in the box, claiming that the rehearsal showed “someone trying definitively or shone new ideas”. In return, Routh asked whether the majority of the articles were legal to have. Walters said they were not assembled, but that “it is illegal for criminals sentenced to have munitions of caliber .50”.

The jurors also heard the FBI special agent Nicholas Schnelle, presented as an expert from Sniper Tradecraft. Schnellle described Roth’s alleged hiding place found herself near the sixth hole of the Trump International Golf Club as a “final point of shooting” with “several shooting paths”. He said the closure provided the support of the rifle, which he compared to the “Faille shot in combat operations”. He demonstrated security on the SKS rifle for the jury and said: “The pistol is similar to an AK-47.”

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Images of exhibitions presented to the court by the government during the Ryan Routh trial in Fort Pierce, Florida, September 17, 2025. Ryan Routh is accused of an assassination attempt on President Donald Trump in his West Palm Beach golf club in 2024. (Doj)

Cr counter-examination Schnelle, Routh asked if the hiding place of the elite shooters was well cut. Schnelle replied: “Yes, sir.” Routh followed, pointing to the red and blue elastic cords, and asked again. Schnelle replied: “Yes, sir. These colors are in the natural environment.”

The children of Routh, Sara and Adam, were before the nearby court.

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A sketch representing legal proceedings during the trial of Ryan Routh in Fort Pierce, Florida, September 15, 2025. Ryan Routh is accused of an assassination attempt on President Donald Trump in his West Palm Beach golf club in 2024. (Lothar Speer)

Judge Aileen Cannon, a Trump’s named, sometimes interrupted when Routh continued to speak after objections. She reminded the jury that Routh would only be judged for the listed accusations.

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The court is expected to break on Friday afternoon for a conference with council. The jurors could start to hear witnesses of Roth – including an expert in firearms and witnesses of potential character – once the defense begins.