Ryan Routh to begin his case in trial over attempted Trump assassination

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Ryan Routh, the second alleged would-be assassin of President Donald Trump, is set to begin arguing his case on Monday in the third week of his federal trial over last year’s assassination attempt in Florida.

Routh, who is representing himself, has said he plans to call a firearms expert and two character witnesses to the stand. It remains unclear whether he plans to testify himself.

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