Judge Aileen Cannon won’t recuse himself from the Florida assassination attempt against Trump
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Judge Aileen Cannon won’t recuse himself from the Florida assassination attempt against Trump

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A Florida-based federal judge appointed by former President Donald Trump refused to drop the criminal case against a man who allegedly tried to assassinate the former president, saying she saw “no valid basis for recusal” — despite Trump publicly praised the judge and a Report that she is on the list for the Minister of Justice if he is elected for a second term.

Key facts

Ryan Wesley Routh, who was arrested in September and charged with one count of attempted assassination of a major presidential candidate, one count of assault on a federal officer and three federal firearms charges requested Judge Aileen Cannon – who was also the judge who dismissed Trump’s case with classified documents— apologize.

Especially, Routh argued there are grounds for rejection because Cannon was appointed by Trump, Trump has made statements about her in the press, there have been reports that Cannon is on Trump’s short list for attorney general if elected and he claimed she has issued “some rulings that were favorable” to Trump.

Routh’s team also argued that Cannon recusing himself would “remove any public perception that Mr. Trump’s case has been (brought) to this court in a non-random manner.”

A judge must recuse himself when “objectively, the ‘likelihood of actual bias on the part of the judge or decision maker is too great to be constitutionally acceptable.’

In it response On Tuesday, at Routh’s request, Cannon said she saw “no valid basis for denial” and denied the request.

Routh has pleaded not guilty to all charges, and Forbes reached out to his attorneys for comment on Cannon’s decision.

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Crucial quote

“I abide by my oath to administer justice faithfully and impartially, in accordance with the Constitution and the laws of this land,” Cannon wrote in her decision. “And the defendant has not identified any practice, much less an established practice, that justifies a judge’s recusal because a party, witness, or alleged victim in a legal proceeding makes public statements — positive or negative — about a judge who has no control over such statements.”

Key background

Routh was arrested on September 15 following shots were fired at the Trump International Golf Club in Palm Beach County, Fla., where the former president was playing golf — marking what authorities said was the second attempt on his life this summer. The shots were fired by a Secret Service agent who saw Routh’s gun through the undergrowth, prompting Routh to flee the scene, according to authorities. Police later stopped him after a witness identified his car, and prosecutors said Routh did not have Trump in his line of sight or fire his gun — even though he was able to get between 300 and 500 meters from Trump. prosecutor suspect Routh camped near the golf course for about 12 hours, and through their investigation, they said they found a handwritten list of dates and places where Trump appeared or was supposed to appear. Routh’s case was randomly assigned to Cannon, who dismissed special counsel Jack Smith’s classified documents case against Trump because she said Smith was illegally appointed. In August, Smith appealed Cannon’s decision to dismiss the case, but did not seek her removal, despite her receiving widespread criticism for issuing rulings favorable to Trump.

Further reading

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