The trial of the man accused of attempting to assassinate Trump has been dismissed

By MIKE SCHNEIDER, Associated Press

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) – A man accused of attempted murder President-elect Donald Trump of South Florida will not stand trial until September 2025, a federal judge ruled this week.

Ryan Routh’s trial will begin Sept. 8 instead of the previously scheduled start date of Feb. 10, 2025, U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon said in an order issued Monday.

Routh, 58, a resident of Hawaii, has pleaded not guilty.

Routh’s lawyers the judge had asked to delay the trial until at least December next year, saying they needed more time to review the evidence against him and decide whether to mount an insanity defense.

Routh owned 17 cell phones and numerous other electronic devices, and there are hundreds of hours of police camera and surveillance video that were provided to the defense, Routh’s attorneys argued during a hearing two weeks ago in Fort Pierce, Florida.

In his order, Cannon said he wanted to err on the side of giving more time given the seriousness of the charges, but that starting the trial no earlier than December would be an excessive amount. A September trial date was not an “unreasonable delay,” she said.