Aileen Cannon denies Trump would-be assassin’s request for her recusal

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Judge Aileen Cannon rejected defendant Ryan Routh’s request Tuesday that she remove herself from a case in which he faces charges of attempting to assassinate former President Donald Trump.

Cannon, a Trump appointee whom the former president frequently praises, said the factors Routh cited to support his argument for Cannon’s recusal had no bearing on her ability to be impartial in his case.

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