President Trump assassination suspect pleads not guilty
FOX News' David Spandt reports new details about the second Trump assassination attempt suspect, who is facing life in prison. The “Outnumbered” panel discusses concerns about the Department of Justice's release of Ryan Routh's letter to the public.
Federal prosecutors on Wednesday requested that Ryan Routh's trial date be postponed indefinitely, citing extensive evidence collected after his arrest in the second assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump.
In a filing Wednesday, prosecutors asked Florida District Judge Eileen Cannon to formally designate Routh's case as “complex.”
Prosecutors said the investigation spanned multiple states, conducted hundreds of interviews, and included hundreds of pieces of digital media for review.
“The government has worked diligently to investigate the incident since September 15th. Over the past two weeks, the United States has interviewed hundreds of witnesses,” the filing said. “We also executed 13 search warrants in Florida, Hawaii, and North Carolina, and seized hundreds of items of evidence, including multiple electronic devices.
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Ryan Routh is accused of pointing a rifle at former President Trump while golfing at his golf course in West Palm Beach, Florida, on September 15, 2024, marking the second assassination attempt against Trump. is being investigated as. (Obtained by Fox News Digital)
Investigators claim there are more than 100 subpoena returns still pending and estimate there are “thousands of videos to review” from the large amount of electronic devices seized.
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“All videos, still images, text files, and audio files constitute approximately 4,000 terabytes (4 million gigabytes) of digital review to complete,” the application states.
The filing notes that the FBI is continuing forensic testing of the evidence, including ballistics tests and comparisons of fingerprints and DNA, which will likely include preparing multiple expert witnesses to testify. said.
Because of the sheer volume of evidence collected, prosecutors asked Cannon to postpone the trial to allow enough time for the parties to consider the evidence and decide what motions they needed to present. requested that it be postponed indefinitely.
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The government also requested that filing deadlines, calendar convenings, and established trial dates be postponed indefinitely. Lawyers for Routh did not object to the prosecution's request to postpone the trial date, according to the filing.
A courtroom sketch depicts Ryan Routh's court appearance on Monday, September 23, 2024, in federal court in West Palm Beach, Florida. Routh was indicted last week on charges related to an alleged assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. (Lotor Speer)
Mr. Routh is charged with attempted assassination. He previously faced federal charges of possessing a gun with a marked number and unlawfully possessing a firearm as a felon. He was ordered by a federal judge to remain in custody.
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Routh pleaded not guilty in federal court in West Palm Beach, Florida.
On September 15, Routh allegedly hid in the bushes outside the Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach with a rifle while Trump was playing.
Officials said a Secret Service agent spotted a gun with a protruding barrel and immediately opened fire. Routh allegedly fled, but was arrested a short time later.
