Judge Cannon rejects calls to step away from Trump assassination case

• Lawyers representing the suspect, Ryan Wesley Routh, said Trump's appointment of Cannon, statements he's made about her and the "prospect of a judicial promotion" justified her stepping aside.

What she's saying: "I have no 'relationship to the alleged victim' in any reasonable sense of the phrase," Cannon wrote. "I follow my oath to administer justice faithfully and impartially."

• She said she has "no control" over what public officials or candidates say about her rulings.

Catch up quick: Cannon was randomly assigned to oversee Routh's case and the Justice Department's case against Trump for mishandling classified documents.

• Trump has repeatedly praised and defended Cannon, while she's received scrutiny over a perceived lack of impartiality in her rulings, which have favored Trump.
• Cannon dismissed the classified documents case against Trump earlier this year, citing the "unlawful appointment and funding of special counsel Jack Smith."

• Smith has appealed the dismissal, and a nonpartisan watchdog group in September called for Cannon to be removed from the case.

The fine print: Routh's lawyers re-upped their recusal request following an ABC News report this month that Cannon is on a short list for potential appointments if Trump wins the presidential election.

• "A judge should not recuse herself based on 'highly tenuous speculation,'" Cannon wrote on Tuesday.

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