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Trump assassination attempt suspect Ryan Routh to defend himself as prosecution rests case
The prosecution rested its case in the federal trial of Ryan Routh, accused of attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump at his West Palm Beach golf club in 2024. Beginning Monday, Routh who is representing himself is expected to begin his defense by calling three witnesses to the stand.On Friday, the governments final witness, FBI Supervisory Special Agent Kimberly McGreevy, walked jurors through phone data, license plate records, bank transactions and surveillance footage that prosecutors say tie Routh to Trumps movements in the weeks before the alleged attempt.PROSECUTORS TO REST CASE IN TRUMP ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT TRIAL, DEFENSE PREPS WITNESSESMcGreevy testified that Rouths "home base" between Aug. 14 and Sept. 15, 2024, was the Marathon truck stop in South Bay, Florida, where receipts showed he paid cash for overnight parking. Body-cam footage from a welfare check at the truck stop showed Routh wearing madras shorts later found in his Nissan Xterra and seen in airport surveillance on Sept. 7, when he was recorded watching Trumps plane lift off.Jurors also saw evidence of extensive online searches and surveillance. Reports from Rouths phones included searches for Trumps campaign schedule, rally tickets, and golf course properties, as well as live airport feeds and plane-tracking websites. One exchange presented to the jury included an aerial image of Trumps plane. A contact named Vladmir texted, "Palm Beach, yours?" and Routh responded, "Trumps plane. He gets on and off every day."EXPLOSIVES EXPERT DETAILS DEVICES AS TRUMP ASSASSINATION TRIAL NEARS CLOSEFinancial records presented showed large deposits and transfers through accounts in Rouths daughter Saras name, some of which were then moved to Routh. Text messages and PayPal activity also reflected exchanges around money transfers, including a March 29, 2024 message to his son Oran: "Got a real phone in West Palm Beach Can you Western Union the rest of the money."CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPProsecutors ended their case Friday after introducing dozens of witnesses, including Secret Service agents, FBI experts and former associates. Starting Monday, the jury will hear from Rouths defense, which is expected to include a firearms expert and character witnesses.
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