A U.S. judge has postponed the trial for Ryan Routh, the suspect in the second attempted assassination of President-elect Donald Trump, to September 2025. The trial was initially set for February 10, 2025.
Routh’s defense team requested the delay, citing the extensive volume of evidence needing review. U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon, based in Florida, granted the postponement but rejected the defense’s push to delay until December 2025, calling it “excessive.” Instead, Cannon scheduled jury selection to begin on September 8, 2025.
Routh, 58, faces five federal charges, including attempting to assassinate a major presidential candidate. He allegedly positioned himself with a firearm near a Trump-owned golf course in Florida last September, intending to target Trump during the presidential campaign. Routh has pleaded not guilty to all charges.
Judge Cannon, who is overseeing this case, previously presided over the now-dismissed criminal case involving Trump’s alleged retention of classified documents after his presidency.
The upcoming trial is expected to draw significant attention, given the high-profile nature of the case and the charges against Routh.
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