The judge accused of favoritism toward Donald Trump will oversee the case of a man who allegedly tried to kill the ex-president.
A former prosecutor has said that Judge Aileen Cannon will likely recuse herself from the Ryan Routh gun case.The Department of Justice charged 58-year-old Ryan Wesley Routh with possession of a firearm while a former felon and possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number.Routh allegedly tried to shoot Donald Trump at a Palm Beach golf course owned by the former president on September 15, and more charges are pending.Ty Cobb, former assistant U.S.
While Routh did not fire any shots on September 15, a Secret Service agent spotted a rifle sticking out of the fence of Trump's Florida golf course and opened fire. Routh was later arrested after police stopped his car.Kristy Greenberg, an MSNBC legal analyst and former Manhattan prosecutor, wrote on X, formerly Twitter, on Tuesday that Cannon will be far more efficient in dealing with Routh's case than she was in dealing with Trump's classified documents case.
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