Trump assassination suspect Ryan Routh, who is accused of attempting to shoot the president at one of his golf courses, has been blocked from accessing "classified information" related to his case.
I mean that does seem relevant to his case if it specifically on what they were doing in realtion to him. I think the idea future assassins would be able to use it to make assasinations easier to be a bit much. They likely could get things like that from books of retired people.
These hearings were specifically for determining whether the information the defendant is requesting is exculpatory, or if the requests are specious.and irrelevant. If the judge had ruled the opposite way, the government would have to decide whether to declassify the information, or drop some or all of the charges.
It is very likely that if they chose to declassify and publish the information, they would be able to prosecute many additional charges. They have to balance the value of charging every crime committed against the cost of revealing operational information.
I mean that does seem relevant to his case if it specifically on what they were doing in realtion to him. I think the idea future assassins would be able to use it to make assasinations easier to be a bit much. They likely could get things like that from books of retired people.
These hearings were specifically for determining whether the information the defendant is requesting is exculpatory, or if the requests are specious.and irrelevant. If the judge had ruled the opposite way, the government would have to decide whether to declassify the information, or drop some or all of the charges.
It is very likely that if they chose to declassify and publish the information, they would be able to prosecute many additional charges. They have to balance the value of charging every crime committed against the cost of revealing operational information.
Thanks. Although I don’t have massive faith in the judiciary currently.
Agreed. Unfortunately, it’s all we have.
This particular decision is appealable, if this guy is eventually convicted. And the appeals will be years in the future.
What are the odds that he’ll be allowed to appeal without going to jail?
He’s already in jail, so zero.