Ryan Routh seeks to suppress eyewitnesses of Trump assassination attempt

Published April 7, 2025 11:25pm ET



Ryan Routh, the suspect in the second assassination attempt against President Donald Trump, asked the judge to suppress eyewitnesses in the case.

A key witness, referred to as T.C.M., identified Routh coming out of the golf course bushes, entering his vehicle, and fleeing. Routh’s attorneys filed a 13-page court filing in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, alleging the police were “impermissibly suggestive” when questioning T.C.M.

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