Golf Course Gunman Seeks Recusal Of Trump Judge

CNN reports:

The man accused of perching behind a chain-linked fence bordering Donald Trump’s Florida golf course with a rifle, allegedly waiting for a clear shot at the former president, is asking the judge overseeing the case to recuse herself.

Judge Aileen Cannon, who also presided over Trump’s classified documents case and ultimately decided to dismiss it, was randomly assigned to the case against Ryan Wesley Routh last month.

Defense attorneys for Routh argued in a Thursday court filing that because of this and the potential for Trump, if he were to win the presidential election, to nominate Cannon to a higher court, the judge should recuse herself from the case.

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NEW: With Routh’s lawyers moving to recuse Cannon, now we can see if the court moves off its #MYOB answer to questions about how the Trump appointee got the Trump assassination case https://t.co/jRi2go6QEy

— Josh Gerstein (@joshgerstein) October 18, 2024