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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.
Cannon ultimately threw out the case earlier this year following a recent Supreme Court decision that held presidents have immunity for official acts taken while in office.
In a new indictment filed on Tuesday, Routh was charged with attempted assassination of a major presidential candidate—a charge that comes with a maximum term of life in prison and fines up to $250,000.
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