Jury selection began Monday in the trial of a man charged with plotting to shoot Donald Trump on a Florida golf course during last year's presidential election campaign.
In an unusual step, Ryan Routh, 59, is representing himself at the trial in Fort Pierce, Florida, which is expected to last between two and four weeks.
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