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…
Accused Donald Trump assassin pleads not guilty to all charges
The man accused of attempting to kill US President Donald Trump during the White House Correspondents' Dinner last month has pleaded not guilty to the four charges he faces.Prosecutors say Cole Tomas Allen stormed through a security checkpoint at the hotel where the annual press dinner was being held while the president and top government officials were on a different floor.Allen appeared before a federal judge in Washington, DC, on Monday (Tues…
Trump assassination accused pleads not guilty in White House gala case
Cole Allen pleaded not guilty in Washington to charges linked to an alleged attempt on Donald Trump at the White House Correspondents' Dinner. The hearing also sharpened a defence challenge over whether senior officials who attended the event should be involved in the prosecution.
WHCA Shooting Suspect Cole Allen Pleads Not Guilty, Seeks Removal of D.C. Prosecutors
Cole Allen, the suspected White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooter, pleaded not guilty to all charges on Monday. Allen’s lawyers are seeking to disqualify all U.S. attorneys in the Washington, D.C., office from the case, including the District of Columbia’s Jeanine Pirro and acting Attorney General Todd Blanche.
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