A man representing himself in federal court against charges of trying to assassinate Donald Trump last year at his Florida golf course has told jurors he didn't intend to kill anyone that day.

It took two days of questions and only 20 minutes of final cuts to seat the jury that will weigh charges against Ryan Routh.

Attorneys for Ryan Routh, the man accused of plotting to kill Donald Trump, asked U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon to recuse herself from the case.

As the federal criminal trial for Ryan Routh enters its second week, the man charged with trying to assassinate then-candidate Donald Trump last year is getting closer to calling his first witness.

Federal prosecutor John Shipley told the jury that Routh had a “carefully crafted and deadly serious plot” involving 10 phones, three aliases, stolen license plates and a “trail of lies” to ensure the public could not re-elect President Donald Trump.

Defense wanted the jury to see the phrase “shred his airplane” from Routh’s alleged confession letter, but Judge Aileen Cannon said no.

The man accused of attempting to kill Donald Trump at a Florida golf course last year has rested his case and will not testify in his own defense.

FORT PIERCE — Seconds into Ryan Routh's opening statement, prosecutors lodged their first objection. The typewritten statement, more a rhapsody than a presentation of evidence, was impermissible, they said. U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon let him carry ...