2 weeks Ago By Katelynn Richardson
Judge Aileen Cannon declined Tuesday to recuse herself from overseeing the case against the man indicted in former President Donald Trump’s second assassination attempt. Ryan Routh, who was indicted in September for attempting to assassinate Trump at his Florida golf course, moved to toss Cannon from the case because she was appointed by Trump, handled his classified documents case and has been spoken of favorably by him. Cannon noted Tuesday she has “no control over what private citizens, members of the media, or public officials or candidates elect to say about me or my judicial rulings.
” “I have never spoken to or met former President Trump except in connection with his required presence at an official judicial proceeding, through counsel,” she wrote in the seven-page order. “I have no ‘relationship to the alleged victim’ in any reasonable sense of the phrase.” NEW YORK, NY – October 27 : Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump holds a rally at Madison Square Garden in New York, NY on Sunday, October 27, 2024.
(Photo by Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images) Cannon faced calls for recusal from members of the media while handling the classified documents case, though a motion was never filed. She dismissed the case over special counsel Jack Smith’s unlawful appointment in July. (RELATED: Dems’ Attacks On Judge Overseeing Trump Classified Docs Case Don’t Add Up, Legal Experts Say) “This case, like the prior cited cases involving former President Trump, were randomly assigned to me through the Clerk’s random case assignment system,” Cannon wrote in her order.
“Period. I will not be guided by highly inaccurate, uninformed, or speculative opinions to the contrary.” Cannon also wrote that going to high school with one of the prosecutors and attending his wedding nine years ago is not disqualifying.
“This factor does not supply a basis from which a reasonable observer — equipped with all of the facts and circumstances — would question my impartiality,” she wrote. The government previously opposed Routh’s motion. “Routh’s motion does not cite any authority mandating recusal in these circumstances, and does not present either facts or case law requiring recusal on this record in light of the controlling standard,” prosecutors wrote in an Oct.
21 court filing. “Judges are obligated to recuse only when there are proper grounds to do so.” All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any legitimate news publisher that can provide a large audience.
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