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Since his thwarted assassination attempt against President-elect Donald Trump on September 15, in West Palm Beach, Florida, Ryan Routh has been held in federal custody, where he faces charges of attempted assassination and assaulting a federal officer in addition to firearms charges. His trial is currently set to begin in February, though Routh has requested a continuance of the matter, and we await Judge Aileen Cannon’s ruling on that request.
That the matter — involving the attempted assassination of a former and future president — is being handled via the federal system makes sense. However, it does not remain solely within the feds’ purview. Shortly after the incident, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) announced that the state would be conducting its own investigation into the matter, as it potentially involved state crimes as well as federal.
