Man Accused of Attempted Assassination of President Trump Charged with Federal Crimes
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Allen, 31, of Torrance, California, is accused of trying to storm the White House Correspondents' Association dinner at the Washington Hilton on April 25 in a bid to kill Trump. He was apprehended when he tried to race past security barricades near the hotel’s ballroom, prompting an exchange of gunfire with Secret Service agents tasked with safeguarding the event, investigators say. The president was not injured and a Secret Service officer wearing a bullet-resistant vest was shot in the vest and survived.
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Breitbart EntertainmentHer comments came days after suspected gunman Cole Tomas Allen was accused of trying to storm the White House Correspondents’ Dinner and target the president and his administration’s officials.
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In a filing on Sunday, Allen’s attorneys said the request was moot since they have learned that Allen is "no longer on suicide status" at the Correctional Treatment Facility at the D.C. jail complex.
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In a brief order Sunday, Faruqui said he was concerned about Allen’s "seemingly unprompted solitary confinement for days and overall conditions of confinement."
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The Charges Against Allen Allen has been charged with attempted assassination of the president under 18 U.S.C. § 1751(c), as well as two additional firearms counts—including discharging a weapon during a crime of violence. He has agreed to remain jailed while awaiting trial and has not yet entered a plea, according to court documents.
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“Nobody in recent years has faced more bullets and more violence than President Trump. This political violence stems from a systemic demonization of him and his supporters, by commentators; yes, by elected members of the Democrat Party; and even some in the media,” she said. “This hateful and constant and violent rhetoric directed at President Trump, day after day after day for 11 years, has helped to legitimize this violence and bring us to this dark moment.”
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NewsweekThe incident comes as new research shows violent rhetoric targeting U.S. public officials — particularly Trump — has surged sharply in recent years, alongside recent security scares in Washington. The trend has heightened concerns for law enforcement, political leaders and their families as authorities respond to an increasingly volatile threat environment.
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Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, said on Sunday that authorities have evidence Allen shot a federal agent during the incident.
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Allen was injured during the incident but was not shot, and the Secret Service agent survived.
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01 Newsweek President Donald Trump called out a federal magistrate judge in Washington, D.C., who apologized to Cole Tomas Allen, the suspect accused of opening fire at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner, for the way he had been treated while detained.
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02 Breitbart Entertainment A Democrat running for U.S. Senate in Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania, allegedly threatened President Donald Trump and a member of Congress’s family in disturbing voicemails.
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