Overview

• Ryan Routh, charged with attempting to assassinate Donald Trump, has requested a 10-month delay for his trial, moving it from February 2025 to December 2025.
• Defense attorneys argue that the extensive discovery materials, including terabytes of electronic data, require significant time to review and prepare a proper defense.
• Prosecutors state they will be ready for the February trial date but are open to a modest delay, opposing the defense's request for a December 2025 timeline.
• The evidence includes data from 18 phones, multiple computers and tablets, 3,000 photographs, FBI lab results, and drone footage, with additional materials still pending.
• U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon has scheduled a hearing this week to discuss the trial schedule and review the defense's motion for postponement.