Overview

• U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon granted Routh’s request to act as his own attorney but ordered his federal public defenders to remain on standby.
• The Federal Public Defender’s Office moved to withdraw after Routh refused six scheduled meetings, calling the attorney-client relationship irreconcilably broken.
• Cannon reaffirmed that jury selection will begin on September 8, 2025, in Fort Pierce, Florida, rejecting any delay despite the change in counsel status.
• Pretrial hearings are underway to determine which evidence and testimony will be admissible at the upcoming trial.
• Routh faces five federal counts including attempted assassination of a major presidential candidate, assaulting a federal officer and firearms offenses alongside state charges of terrorism and attempted murder.