Routh’s trial has been randomly assigned to Judge Aileen Cannon, a Trump appointee who in July dismissed criminal charges against the ex-commander-in-chief for allegedly hoarding troves of classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago estate after leaving office.

The accused gunman entered his plea 15 days after authorities say he tried to kill former President Donald Trump in Florida.

Ryan Routh, the man accused of attempting to assassinate former President Trump, pleaded not guilty to new charges in federal court in West Palm Beach, Florida today.

The man who prosecutors say stalked Donald Trump in Florida over the course of a month before setting up what they called a “sniper’s nest” on the fence boarding the former president’s West Palm Beach golf course has pleaded not guilty to attempting to assassinate a major presidential candidate.