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The trial for Ryan Routh, the suspect in the second assassination attempt against President Donald Trump, has been delayed to give the lawyer involved more time to prepare.
Federal Judge Aileen Cannon ruled on Monday that the new trial date would be held on September 8, 2025, instead of the originally scheduled February 10.
Cannon said that Routh’s defense team “had not meaningfully responded” to prosecutors’ requests for evidence, the Washington Examiner reported.
Cannon also stated that Routh’s lawyers maintained that “mental health evaluations are ongoing” but hadn’t yet decided if they would be pursuing an insanity defense. They have until February 3 to officially announce “an insanity defense.”
Routh’s lawyers asked Judge Aileen Cannon to recuse herself from his case in October due to her relationship with Trump. The attorneys claimed that Cannon’s connection to Trump could create an appearance of partiality in their client’s case.
“Mr. Trump is the current Republican candidate for President in next month’s election. On the campaign trail, he has repeatedly praised Your Honor for her rulings in his case,” Routh’s attorneys wrote.
“As the alleged victim here, he has a significant stake in the outcome of this case too. Were he to become President in the future, he would have authority to nominate Your Honor to a federal judgeship on a higher court were a vacancy to arise,” it continued.
Routh’s trial was previously scheduled for November 18, just 13 days after the presidential election.
Cannon was randomly assigned the case involving Routh. Trump previously appointed her and Cannon was the judge who dismissed the classified documents case against him in Florida.
Routh is the sole suspect in the second assassination attempt against Trump. He was arrested after fleeing the Trump International Golf Course after shots were fired when he reportedly pointed his rifle through a fence at Trump from about 300-400 yards away.
As RSBN previously reported, federal prosecutors said that Ryan Routh spent a month stalking President Donald Trump after his August 14 arrival in Florida. Following his arrest, investigators obtained Routh’s cell phone data to gather more information, offering additional details in a Justice Department report.
