Press dinner gunman pleads not guilty to attempting to assassinate Trump
Allen faces four federal charges after prosecutors say he fired a shotgun at a Secret Service officer and tried to kill President Donald Trump.
- 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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Cole Tomas Allen Pleads Not Guilty To Assassination Attempt On Trump
Source: Handout / Getty The man accused of attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner last month has pleaded not guilty to a slew of charges, including a news indictment, involving a security guard at the event. According to NBC News, during the defendant’s arraignment in federal court on Monday, federal public defender Tezira Abe, who represents 31-year-old Cole Tomas Allen, told the W…
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Suspected White House press dinner shooter pleads not guilty to 4 federal charges
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche speaks as FBI Director Kash Patel and acting Assistant FBI Director for the Criminal Investigative Division Darren Cox listen at a press conference at the Department of Justice on April 27, 2026, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)WASHINGTON — The man who allegedly attacked the White House Correspondents’ Dinner last month pleaded not guilty Monday in federal court to four criminal cha…
Cole Allen opened fire at the White House in late April.
The Californian Cole A. is accused of planning a murder attack on Donald Trump at the US President's annual correspondent dinner. The 31-year-old denies plans to do so. In addition, his defenders consider the prosecutor to be biased.
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