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White House correspondents' dinner suspect charged with attempting to assassinate Trump
- On Monday, federal prosecutors charged Cole Tomas Allen with attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump following a shooting at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner on Saturday, April 25.
- Allen, a 31-year-old from Torrance, California, traveled by train to Washington and emailed family roughly 10 minutes before the attack a manifesto characterizing himself as a 'Friendly Federal Assassin' targeting administration officials.
- Armed with a 12-gauge shotgun, a.38-caliber pistol, and three knives, Allen breached a security checkpoint at the Washington Hilton and shot a Secret Service officer in the chest; a ballistic vest prevented serious injury.
- Security agents evacuated President Donald Trump, First Lady Melania Trump, and Vice President JD Vance from the ballroom, prompting White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles to convene an immediate security protocol review with Homeland Security and the Secret Service.
- White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt attributed the attack to a 'left-wing cult of hatred,' while a judge ordered Allen detained pending a detention hearing set for Thursday with a preliminary hearing scheduled for May 11.
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WHCA shooting suspect charged with attempting to assassinate Trump
The suspect in the attempted assassination of President Donald Trump and other cabinet officials at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner Saturday night is facing three federal charges, with more anticipated as the investigation reveals he spent weeks planning the attack. #DonaldTrump #FBI #DepartmentofJustice #JeaninePirro #ToddBlanche #WhiteHouseCorrespondentsDinner The post WHCA shooting suspect charged with attempting to assassi…
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