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, the judge overseeing the case, presided over the now-dismissed criminal case accusing Trump of illegally retaining classified documents after his first term.