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Suspect in Trump Assassination Plot Will Face His Classified Docs Judge

THROWING THE BOOK

Prosecutors also added multiple new charges against the would-be shooter, including attempted assassination of a major presidential candidate.

Zachary Folk
Zachary Folk 

Freelance Reporter

Ryan Routh, left, and Judge Aileen Cannon
Reuters

Ryan Wesley Routh, the man suspected of trying to kill former President Donald Trump on a Florida golf course, will have his case handled by Trump-appointed federal district Judge Aileen Cannon, who at one point oversaw a case concerning Trump’s alleged mishandling of classified documents.

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Zachary Folk

Zachary Folk

Freelance Reporter

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