Aileen Cannon, appointed by Trump, refuses to recuse from assassination case.

• A Florida federal judge who dismissed the criminal classified documents case against former President Donald Trump rejected a request that she step off the case of a man charged with trying to assassinate Trump at his golf course in September.
• In a written order, Aileen Cannon, appointed to the federal bench by Trump, ruled that none of the arguments presented by Ryan Routh warranted her recusal from the case.
• Cannon, appointed to the judiciary by Trump, is running for president against Vice President Kamala Harris.

On Tuesday, the Florida federal judge who dismissed the criminal classified documents case against former President Donald Trump rejected a request that she recuse herself from the case of a man charged with attempting to assassinate Trump at his golf course in September.

In an order written by Aileen Cannon, who was appointed to the federal bench by Trump, it was stated that none of the arguments presented by Ryan Routh warranted recusal in the case heard in U.S. District Court in West Palm Beach.

"Cannon wrote that the defendant argues that a combination of factors give the impression of bias, but none of them warrant disqualification."

Cannon stated that he had no "relationship to the alleged victim" in any reasonable sense of the phrase.

The Federal Defender's Office in West Palm Beach, which represents Routh, did not provide a comment on Cannon's ruling.

Last week, Routh's attorneys cited an ABC News report stating that Cannon was on a list of potential US Attorney General nominees if Trump wins the election against Harris.

A five-count indictment has been filed against Routh, 58, for attempting to assassinate Trump, committing firearm offenses, and assaulting a U.S. Secret Service agent.

On Sept. 15, a man was arrested after allegedly attempting to flee from a Secret Service agent who fired at him from Trump's golf course in West Palm Beach while spotting a rifle in a tree line. The former president was playing a round on the course nearby.

Routh has pleaded not guilty.

In their recusal motion to Cannon, Routh's lawyers argue that Trump has repeatedly praised Cannon in public statements, there is a possibility of judicial promotion for her if he is elected, and recusing herself would remove any perception that Trump's cases have been assigned to this court in a non-random manner.

Routh's lawyers highlighted rulings that Cannon made in Trump's favor, such as the dismissal of the classified documents case, and their shared high school experience with one of the prosecutors in Routh's case, as well as attending his wedding nine years ago.

"The lawyers of Routh wrote in their motion on Oct. 17 that the combination of the unique circumstances and information may give the impression of bias to the public. Therefore, the Constitution and the federal recusal law demand that Your Honor step away from this case."

In her ruling rejecting the recusal request, Cannon stated that she had "no control" over what Trump said about her and was "not concerned about the political consequences of my rulings or how those rulings might be perceived by 'some in the media.'"

She has never communicated with or encountered former President Trump except during an official court appearance, through legal representation.

She stated that Routh's case, along with two other Trump cases she presided over, were randomly assigned to her through the Clerk's random assignment system.

Cannon wrote that he would not let himself be influenced by inaccurate, uninformed, or speculative opinions that contradicted his own.

Cannon rejected the rumors that Trump would appoint her to a higher judicial position or the U.S. Attorney General's office.

"The Motion cannot be proven to be biased or partial under applicable legal principles because it lacks objective facts to support such an inference," she wrote.

In July, Trump was cleared of charges in the classified documents case brought against him by Cannon, who dismissed the case.

The Constitution's appointments clause was violated by the appointment of special counsel Jack Smith as a prosecutor in the case, as ruled by Cannon.

The Secret Service killed the gunman who shot at Trump at a campaign rally in western Pennsylvania two days after Cannon ruled on the documents case, which Smith has appealed.