Trump Assassination Suspect Ryan Wesley Routh Asks Judge Cannon to Recuse Over Potential Bias

Oct 18, 2024, 02:10 PM

Ryan Wesley Routh, a Hawaii man charged with attempting to assassinate former President Donald Trump at his Florida golf course last month, has requested that U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon recuse herself from his case. Routh's defense argues that Cannon, appointed by Trump and praised by him after she dismissed his classified documents case, may not be impartial. The defense cites Cannon's previous rulings in favor of Trump and suggests that her potential promotion prospects to the Supreme Court could impact her impartiality.