A federal judge appointed by former President Donald Trump said on Oct. 29 she will not recuse herself from the criminal case of a man who allegedly tried killing the ex-president.
U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon said that the fact she was appointed by Trump is not disqualifying.
Ryan Wesley Routh, the man who allegedly tried to kill Trump at a golf course in Florida, recently argued through lawyers that Cannon’s impartiality could be questioned based on Trump appointing her, making statements about her, and being involved in a separate criminal case that was dismissed by the judge.
“Taken together, these unprecedented facts and circumstances might create an appearance of partiality in the mind of the public. Accordingly, the Constitution and the federal recusal statute require Your Honor to recuse herself from this case,” lawyers for Routh said….