Lawyers for Attempted Assassin Ask Judge Cannon to Recuse Herself

Lawyers representing the suspect who attempted to assassinate President Trump in Florida have asked Judge Aileen Cannon to recuse herself from the case. [10-page court filing]

“The public may suspect that Mr. Trump’s cases have somehow been deliberately steered to this Court. … That perception would irreparably damage the integrity of this court as an institution, not to mention the judicial process,” Routh’s defense attorneys wrote, while acknowledging they had no evidence that the assignments were anything other than random.

(Via Politico) – Lawyers for the man charged with attempting to assassinate former President Donald Trump on a golf course in Florida last month have asked U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon to recuse herself from the case.

Attorneys for Ryan Routh filed a 10-page motion Thursday formally asking Cannon to step back from the criminal case because of Trump’s praise for her past rulings in his favor, the fact that the former president appointed her to the federal bench and because of public suspicion about how she came to be assigned to yet another high-profile case involving Trump. (read more)