Trump challenged to golf, 'beatdown session' by man accused of trying to kill him 
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() The man accused of attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump last September wrote in a bizarre and profanity-laced court document that he wished to fight the president and challenged him to a round of golf for the Oval Office.

Ryan Routh, who was arrested after allegedly pointing a gun through the fence of the president’s West Palm Beach golf club last year, filed a motion to exclude the prosecution’s evidence, which included threats against Trump.

“A beatdown session would be more fun and entertaining for everyone,” Routh said in the motion.

He also proposed a round of golf against the president, and said that if he loses, Trump can “execute me, I win I get his job.”

Warning: The filing below contains profanity.

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The motion concluded with Routh’s signature, and he identified himself as “Inmate 35967511.” 

Ryan Routh’s federal trial begins next week

Routh will represent himself in his upcoming federal criminal trial. The judge has set ground rules for Routh, who is expected to be properly dressed and is not allowed to roam freely about the courtroom.

According to the Department of Justice, Routh was “charged with attempted assassination of a major presidential candidate, possessing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence, assaulting a federal officer (a Secret Service Agent), felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition, and possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number. At a detention hearing on Sept. 23, Routh was ordered to remain in federal custody pending trial. If convicted, Routh faces a maximum penalty of life in prison.”

Jury selection in the trial is set to begin next week. Routh, 59, has pleaded not guilty.

The Associated Press contributed to this story.

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