Press dinner gunman pleads not guilty to attempting to assassinate Trump
Prosecutors say Cole Allen fired a shotgun at Secret Service agents and faces attempted assassination and firearms charges that could bring life in prison.
- On Monday, Cole Tomas Allen pleaded not guilty in federal court to attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner last month.
- Prosecutors allege Allen sprinted through a security checkpoint at the Washington Hilton Hotel on April 26 armed with a shotgun and pistol, firing at Secret Service agents while Trump and officials attended the event nearby.
- Investigators revealed the 31-year-old described himself as a "Friendly Federal Assassin" in notes sent to family members minutes before the attack, while records show he had planned the incident from his hotel room.
- Defense attorneys moved to disqualify top Justice Department officials, naming U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro and Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, citing an "appearance of partiality" due to their attendance at the dinner.
- U.S. District Judge Trevor McFadden is presiding over the case, where Allen remains in custody after a Secret Service officer survived a chest wound from the shooting.
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In addition to the charge of attempted murder, Allen is also charged with assaulting a federal agent with a deadly weapon and two other firearms-related charges. He is scheduled to appear in court again on 29 June.
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KEZI 9 NewsCole Tomas Allen, the man accused of breaching security at the White House Correspondents' Dinner in Washington last month, pleaded not guilty to the charge of attempted murder of President Donald Trump, as well as other charges he faces. Allen appeared in federal court in Washington on Monday for his arraignment. According to prosecutors, on April 26, Allen entered the hotel where the Correspondents' Dinner was being held carrying a shotgun, wh…
The man accused of trying to assassinate Donald Trump at a press gala in Washington pleaded Monday not guilty, according to several American media.
The man accused of trying to assassinate President Trump at the correspondent dinner last month pleaded not guilty.
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