Accused Trump assassin to defend himself

 DC Daily Journal:

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Last Thursday, U.S. District Court Judge Aileen Cannon, a Trump-appointed jurist known for her fair handling of high-profile cases, granted Ryan Routh’s request to represent himself in his upcoming trial for attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump on September 15, 2024, at Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach.

Routh, 59, appeared in Fort Pierce, Florida, in beige jail scrubs, taking notes despite being shackled.

Cannon cautioned Routh that his court-appointed attorneys “will defend you far better than you can defend yourself,” urging him to reconsider, but Routh insisted, citing a broken attorney-client relationship.

“These are nice ladies… How [can] they defend me and say I’m not a dangerous person if they’re afraid of me?” Routh claimed, though his attorneys refuted this as untrue.

Cannon ruled that the attorneys must remain on standby, ensuring a safety net for justice in this critical case involving a second attempt on Trump’s life in months, highlighting the ongoing threats faced by the President.

Routh’s decision to represent himself follows a disturbing letter to Judge Cannon, reported by Fox News Digital, in which he questioned why the death penalty wasn’t an option and proposed a prisoner swap with adversaries like Iran or Russia, even suggesting he “freeze in Siberia” for a Ukrainian soldier.
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Cannon is no doubt correct about the court-appointed attorney being better positioned to defend Routh. Routh's letter about the death penalty looks like something he might prefer to be incarcerated.

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