A US judge on Monday postponed a trial for the suspect in President-elect Donald Trump’s second assassination attempt until September 2025, according to a court order.
Lawyers for the suspect, Ryan Routh, requested that the scheduled Feb. 10 trial date be postponed, citing the case’s extensive evidence base.
Florida-based U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon agreed to a delay, but called the defense’s request for a postponement until December 2025 “excessive.” Cannon scheduled the case for a jury trial beginning September 8, 2025.
Routh, 58, is facing five federal charges, including attempted assassination of a prominent presidential candidate.
He is accused of positioning himself with a gun near a Trump-owned golf course in Florida in September, intending to shoot Trump during the presidential campaign.
Routh has pleaded not guilty.
Cannon, who is overseeing the case, is the same judge who presided over the now-dismissed criminal case accusing Trump of illegally holding onto classified documents following his first term.
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