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Since Judge Aileen Cannon threw out the DoJ case against Donald Trump for holding secret documents in his bathroom and refusing to return them when asked by the government, she has more room on her docket now. And she is champing at the bit to hold a trial, just not Trump's trial. No, she has been assigned the case of Ryan Routh, the man who planned to assassinate Donald Trump on his golf course, but who was captured before he even fired a shot.
So is Cannon dawdling, as usual, and finding endless reasons to avoid a trial? No siree. She has already scheduled Routh's trial for Nov. 18, that's just 2 months and 3 days after he was apprehended. In contrast, she held onto Trump's case for over a year before eventually throwing it out because she claimed the law creating special prosecutors was unconstitutional. But Routh's case could go to trial barely 2 months after the alleged crime was committed. How's that for speed? Cannon is clearly angling for a seat on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit.
Routh has been charged with five counts, including attempting to assassinate a presidential candidate. He pleaded not guilty to all charges and is being held in prison without bail. If convicted, he could get life in prison. (V)