Ryan Wesley Routh, 59, told U.S. District Court Judge Aileen Cannon that he “will be representing myself moving forward” in a letter dated June 29. The letter was received by the court on July 11.

Threats against public officials have persisted in the year since the first assassination attempt of President Trump, experts in political violence say.

Last summer, Judge Aileen Cannon, a Trump appointee, dismissed the classified documents case on grounds that Smith was not properly appointed by then Attorney General Merrick Garland because he ...

The suspect did not fire a single shot. Routh told District Court Judge Aileen Cannon on Thursday he wanted to fire his court-appointed defense team and represent himself at trial.

Routh told District Court Judge Aileen Cannon on Thursday he wanted to fire his court-appointed defense team. Cannon was separately the judge who dismissed Trump’s classified documents case.

Opinion Aileen Cannon is doing a good job, actually Tatyana Tandanpolie Sat, July 12, 2025 at 6:00 AM PDT 5 min read ...

Aileen Cannon is doing a good job, actually After delaying the classified documents case, the Trump-appointed judge is showing she can work fast when she wants ...

President Trump’s would-be assassin, Ryan Routh, begged a federal judge to allow him to “freeze to death In Siberia” as part of a prisoner exchange with Russia in a bizarre letter last month ...