Ryan Routh stands as the selection of the jury begins in the Trump case

The first day of selection of the jury started on Monday in Fort Pierce, Florida, for the high -level federal trial of Ryan Routh, who would have sought to assassinate President Donald Trump in his golf club of West Palm Beach in September 2024.

Roth, who represented himself, appeared at the Federal Justice of Justice Monday morning with a gray suit and ankle channels while the process of seeing Dire began, with the prosecutors and routh questioning the jurors to determine if they can participate fairly in the trial.

The jury selection process will identify 12 jurors and four substitutes for the trial.

Trial of Ryan Routh: the selection of the jury begins in the attempted assassination of Trump

Ryan Wesley Routh participates in a rally in the center of kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday April 30, 2022. (Source: APPO / EFREM LUKATSKY)

During the selection of the jury, Routh asked potential jurors from their point of view on the war in Gaza, their position on the United States potentially acquires Greenland while the president floated and how they would act if they were driving and spotted a turtle in the middle of the road.

US District Judge Aileen Cannon, a named against Trump, rejected Roth’s questions as “politically charged” and said they were not necessary for the selection of the jury.

“None of the questions about your list has a rolling. They were out of the basis, sir, and have no relevance for the selection of the jury,” said Cannon. When Roth tried to speak in protest, Cannon warned her not to interrupt.

Routh also said that a former colleague listed on his witnesses list, Eric Zuniga, would not testify in the name of Routh because Zuniga lives in Costa Rica and “loves his freedom and does not want to be arrested or expelled”. Routh then removed the name of Zuniga as a potential witness.

Trump’s assassination attempt suspects Ryan Routh puts the president around the golf course

The suspect of Trump’s assassination, Ryan Routh, was arrested for the attempted assassination allegedly of a large presidential candidate, having a firearm in favor of a crime of violence, assaulting a federal officer, possession of a firearm and ammunition, and possession of a firearm with an obliterated standard number in the County of Palm Beach, 2024. (Bureau of the Sheriff of the County of Palm Beach)

Routh also said that another potential witness he had listed would also be unlikely to appear, due to the trips provided for in Vietnam during the trial.

After the morning session, Cannon asked if there was something else, which prompted Routh to say that he was “still in a situation in the prison where I cannot sleep”.

“I don’t know if they could move to the general population or something,” said Routh.

But Cannon again closed Routh and said that the statement was not appropriate at that time.

Twenty-seven out of the 60 potential jurors said that they had difficulties that would prevent them from participating in the jury for the case of Routh. Meanwhile, Routh said that he had reservations about many potential jurors, but could not identify specific concerns.

Prosecutors say Roth sought to kill Trump for weeks and marked a place in shrubs on September 15, 2024, when a secret service agent detected him by pointing a rifle on Trump while the candidate of the time, then presidential, played golf in his West Palk Country Club. Roth targeted his rifle on the agent, but abandoned his weapon and the scene after the secret service agents opened fire.

The attempted assassination of Trump suspect Ryan Routh cannot see classified information relating to the case, the rules of the judge

A general view of the closed zone near the sixth hole of the International Golf Club Trump in West Palm Beach, Florida, Wednesday, September 18. (Peter Burke / Fox News Digital / Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office’s Office)

Roth faces federal accusations, including an attempted assassination of a large presidential candidate, as well as the assault of a federal officer and various firearms of firearms. The accusations are sentenced to potential perpetuity if the jury guilty. Meanwhile, Roulth argued that he was innocent and pleaded not guilty to all federal accusations, in addition to the accusations of state of terrorism and attempted murder.

The declarations of opening of the trial should begin on Thursday, and the prosecutors are about to get started in their case immediately after. The court allocated four weeks for Roth’s trial, although it should end earlier.

Jamie Joseph de Fox News, Heather Lacey, Jake Gibson and the Associated Press contributed to this report.