A trial over President Trump’s attempted assassination as he golfed in South Florida last year is set to begin Monday, where the man accused of plotting the political hit is expected to defend his own case.

Ryan Routh, the defendant, faces five criminal charges including attempted assassination of a major presidential candidate. If convicted, he could face life imprisonment. He has pleaded not guilty.

Prosecutors say that, after a 12-hour stake out nearly a year ago, he pushed the muzzle of a rifle through the perimeter of Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, near its sixth hole. A Secret Service agent saw him and fired, and he fled without firing a shot.

The case’s dynamics have shifted sharply since Routh fired his public defenders and began representing himself, as the d

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