September 2027 Trial Date Set for Man Charged with Attacking White House Correspondents’ Dinner
Judge Trevor McFadden delayed the case after a defense request, and Cole Tomas Allen faces attempted assassination and firearms charges that carry life in prison.
- On Thursday, District Judge Trevor McFadden scheduled the trial for Cole Tomas Allen to begin Sept. 7, 2027, in Washington, where Allen is charged with attempting to kill President Donald Trump during the White House Correspondents' Association dinner.
- Allen, of Torrance, California, allegedly stormed the Washington Hilton dinner armed with knives and guns, firing a shotgun at a Secret Service officer who attempted to intervene during the April 25, 2026, attack.
- Prosecutors charged Allen with attempted assassination, which carries a maximum life sentence; before the attack, he sent writings to relatives referring to himself as a "Friendly Federal Assassin," authorities said.
- McFadden set the September 2027 trial date after defense attorneys requested additional preparation time, rejecting prosecutors' recommendation to begin proceedings in May 2027.
- Jury selection is expected to last three to four weeks, as the April incident forced an early end to the high-profile dinner, though Trump later returned to speak at the rescheduled event.
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September 2027 trial date set for man charged with attacking White House correspondents’ dinner – WTOP News
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday set a September 2027 trial date for a man charged with attempting to kill President Donald Trump at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner earlier this year. Cole Tomas Allen’s trial is scheduled to start with jury selection on Sept. 7 in Washington, D.C., and is expected...
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September 2027 trial date set for man charged with attacking White House correspondents’ dinner
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday set a September 2027 trial date for a man charged with attempting to kill President Donald Trump at the White House Correspondents’
September 2027 trial date set for man charged with attacking White Hou
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday set a September 2027 trial date for a man charged with attempting to kill President Donald Trump at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner earlier this year. Cole Tomas
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