Man on Trial for Trying to Assassinate President Trump Declined to Testify and Rests Case

A man on trial for trying to assassinate President Donald Trump last year at his Florida golf course declined to testify Monday as part of a defense in which he is representing himself and wrapped up his case by questioning a firearms expert and two character witnesses.

Ryan Routh rested his case before lunch after questioning the witnesses for three hours in the morning. U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon asked if Routh wanted to testify himself, and he said, “I will not testify.”

Closing arguments are slated for Tuesday morning, and jurors will begin deliberating immediately after that.

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