Man accused of attempting to assassinate Donald Trump pleads not guilty to charges

Man accused of attempting to assassinate Donald Trump pleads not guilty to charges
Ryan Wesley Routh (Efrem Lukatsky)

A man who authorities say spent 12 hours camped outside Donald Trump’s golf course before the Secret Service spotted him with a rifle has pleaded not guilty to federal charges including attempted assassination.

Ryan Wesley Routh appeared briefly in the federal court in West Palm Beach days after a grand jury handed down a five-count indictment stemming from the second attempt on Mr Trump’s life since July.

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