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.

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 ...

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.

The man accused of plotting to kill Donald Trump in Florida has asked to represent himself at trial. Judge Aileen Cannon will decide if he can.

Judge Aileen Cannon, who is presiding over the Routh case, released the bizarre June letter on Friday. Routh faces life in prison if convicted of attempting to assassinate Trump.

The man accused of plotting to kill Donald Trump in Florida has asked to represent himself at trial. Judge Aileen Cannon will decide if he can.

Routh's offer was shared in a letter he addressed to United States District Judge Aileen Cannon, a Trump appointee.

FORT PIERCE, Fla. (AP) — A man charged with attempting to assassinate Donald Trump last year at his Florida golf course told a federal judge Thursday he wants to fire his court-appointed lawyers ...