Ryan Routh’s Attorney Seeks to Test Firearm Involved in Alleged Assassination Attempt Against Trump

The attempted assassination suspect appeared to forgo an insanity defense for the upcoming trial in September.

Ryan Wesley Routh speaks during an interview at a rally in Kyiv, Ukraine, on April 27, 2022. AFPTV/AFP via Getty Images

FORT PIERCE, Fla.—The defense team for Ryan Routh, who is suspected of attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump during the 2024 election, said during a hearing on March 7 that it would like to test fire the gun that was found at Routh’s location near Trump’s golf course in West Palm Beach.

Defense attorney Kristy Militello told U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon that the test could help determine whether the gun was operable and could fire at the distance Routh was from Trump at the golf course last year.