Ryan Routh, the man charged with trying to assassinate President Donald Trump two months before the 2024 election, can represent himself during his upcoming trial, a federal judge ruled on July 24.
U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon granted Routh’s request to represent himself at his trial in September, but said that court-appointed lawyers must remain as standby counsel. His federal public defenders asked to be removed from the case earlier this week after saying that Routh had refused multiple requests to meet with them.
The trial comes one year after prosecutors alleged Routh, 59, had entered the grounds of Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida, to try to assassinate Trump, who was then the Republican nominee for president….
Ryan Routh, Suspect in Second Trump Assassination Plot, Can Represent Himself at Trial, Judge Says
