Ryan Routh asked a judge on Sunday to postpone his trial until December 2025, arguing he needed more time to prepare a defense against charges that he attempted to assassinate President-elect Donald Trump.
Routh’s request would mark a 10-month delay of the trial, which Judge Aileen Cannon set for February 2025.
“Proceeding with the scheduled trial or anytime soon thereafter – on charges punishable by life imprisonment – would result in a miscarriage of justice,” his defense attorneys wrote.
Routh is facing charges of attempting to assassinate a major presidential candidate, assaulting a federal officer, and gun possession felonies after a Secret Service agent spotted him aiming a loaded rifle toward Trump International Golf Club in Florida while Trump was golfing in September.
Prosecutors revealed in court filings that Routh had a lengthy criminal record and…
