Trial of man accused of Trump assassination attempt in Florida pushed back

Ryan Wesley Routh takes part in a rally in central Kyiv, Ukraine, in April 2022 (Efrem Lukatsky/AP)

A man accused of attempting to assassinate US President-elect Donald Trump in Florida will not be tried until September 2025, a federal judge ruled this week.

Ryan Routh’s trial will begin on September 8 2025 instead of the previously scheduled February 10 2025 start date, US District Judge Aileen Cannon said in an order released on Monday.