Federal prosecutors urge indefinite delay in second Trump assassination attempt case

Federal prosecutors on Wednesday requested the trial of former President Donald Trump's suspected shooter Ryan Wesley Routh be indefinitely delayed, because of a massive amount of evidence they've uncovered in the past two weeks.

Routh allegedly attempted to assassinate Trump last month at his resort in Florida, but the plot was foiled by Secret Service agents. Routh has been charged with attempted assassination, possessing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence, and assaulting a federal officer. He has pleaded not guilty.

The prosecutors argued in a court filing on Wednesday that new details in the case have emerged, which have resulted in more than 100 outstanding subpoena returns, thousands of videos to review, and the seizure of multiple electronic devices.

"Over the past two weeks, the United States has interviewed hundreds of witnesses," prosecutors said in the filing, per ABC News. "It has also executed 13 search warrants in Florida, Hawaii, and North Carolina, and seized hundreds of items of evidence, including multiple electronic devices."

The investigation is including a look into Routh's actions leading up to the assassination attempt to gain insight into the alleged attack. Prosecutors said that the FBI is also still conducting forensic tests on other evidence, such as "ballistics testing, and fingerprint and DNA comparisons."

Defense attorneys for Routh did not object to the indefinite delay, according to the filing.

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