Routh is scheduled to stand trial in September, a year after prosecutors say a U.S. Secret Service agent thwarted his attempt to shoot Trump as he played golf. Routh has pleaded not guilty to charges of attempting to assassinate a major presidential candidate, assaulting a federal officer and several firearm violations.

Ryan Routh, 59, is charged with trying to assassinate then-candidate Trump by aiming a rifle through a fence at his West Palm Beach golf course. US District Judge Aileen Cannon approved his request to represent himself at trial,

A man charged with attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump says he wants to fire his lawyers and represent himself.

Ryan Routh, the man accused of trying to assassinate President Donald Trump at his Florida golf course last year, can represent himself in his trial, judge rules.

The man accused of trying to kill President Donald Trump in Florida last year will represent himself at trial.

A 59-year-old man accused of planning to assassinate then-presidential candidate Donald Trump at his Florida golf course last year can represent himself at trial, a federal judge said Thursday.