Failed Trump assassin to receive expedited trial, beginning days after election. We cannot have Trump's name heard prior to voting for Kamalas Coronation.
Quick Hit:
Ryan Wesley Routh, charged with attempting to assassinate former President Donald Trump, will face trial starting just days after the November 5th election. U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon, a Trump appointee, has set a November 18th start date for the trial, an unusually fast timeline for such cases.
Key Details:
- Ryan Wesley Routh will stand trial for an alleged assassination attempt on Donald Trump, with proceedings set to begin November 18th.
- Routh was arrested after hiding with a rifle at Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach on September 15th, waiting to ambush the former president.
- Judge Aileen Cannon, who was randomly assigned to the case, has ordered the defense to notify her by November 17th if Routh intends to plead guilty.
Diving Deeper:
The man accused of attempting to assassinate former President Donald Trump will
face a swift trial, set to begin just 13 days after the upcoming November 5th election. Ryan Wesley Routh, who allegedly plotted to kill the Republican nominee at Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida, will stand trial on November 18th, as ordered by U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon on Tuesday.
Cannon, a Trump appointee who previously dismissed one of the four criminal cases against Trump earlier this year, was randomly assigned to oversee Routh’s case. Her decision to expedite the trial is notable, as federal criminal cases often take months or even years to reach a courtroom.
Routh was arrested on September 15th after investigators say he spent nearly 12 hours hidden in a makeshift sniper’s nest near the sixth green at Trump’s West Palm Beach golf course, armed with an SKS rifle. According to reports, he waited for the 78-year-old former president to arrive. However, a Secret Service agent spotted the rifle’s muzzle through bushes and a chain-link fence, prompting the agent to open fire. Routh fled the scene but was apprehended later during a traffic stop along Interstate 95.
In a letter allegedly written by Routh and left with an associate, he confessed to his plan to assassinate Trump. “This was an assassination attempt on Donald Trump but I failed you,” the letter chillingly read. It went on to offer $150,000 to anyone willing to "finish the job."
Routh faces several serious charges, including the attempted assassination of a major presidential candidate, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence, and possession of a firearm as a convicted felon. If convicted, he could face life in prison. Despite the overwhelming evidence presented by prosecutors, Routh has pleaded not guilty and will remain in custody until his trial.
Routh’s son, Oran, was arrested a week later in an unrelated North Carolina child pornography case. Oran's trial is set for December after a separate hearing this week.