Trump-appointed judge won't recuse herself in Florida attempted assassination case

29 Oct 2024, 20:01 · UPI

Oct. 29 (UPI) -- U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon rejected a request to recuse herself from the case against a Florida man charged with attempting to kill former President Donald Trump during the summer in one of two reported attempted assassinations.

"I have never spoken to or met former President Trump except in connection with his required presence at an official judicial proceeding, through counsel," the Trump-appointed judge wrote in a seven-page decision filed Tuesday in Fort Pierce, Fla.