FORT PIERCE, Fla. — The trial of Ryan Routh, the man accused of attempting to assassinate President-elect Donald Trump, is scheduled to begin in two months at the Federal Courthouse in Fort Pierce.
Routh's public defender has asked that it be pushed from Feb. 10, 2025, to December 2025.
Judge Aileen Cannon concluded at the end of Wednesday's hearing that she’ll decide on that motion “in the not-too-distant future."
Federal prosecutors say they’ll accept a reasonable delay but December 2025 “is just not feasible."
Routh’s federal public defender Kristy Militello claimed there is too much electronic evidence to search through from 17 cellphones, as well as laptops and tablets. That includes cellphone data that allegedly placed Routh outside both Trump International Golf Club and Mar-a-Lago in the days leading up to the alleged assassination attempt.
Militello said it would "Take a lawyer a year without sleep or vacation to review all the information in this case." She also said she needs time to consider an insanity defense.
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Prosecutors estimate that if the case goes to trial, it will take two weeks, but added jury selection could be tricky because it is a high-profile case and the victim, Donald Trump, will be the sitting president.
Routh is charged with “attempted assassination of a presidential candidate” and series of weapons charges. He faces life in prison if convicted.
Routh was transferred to a federal prison in Miami, and after today's hearing, was driven back under heavy security.
