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WHCD shooting: What’s next for the suspect and Trump’s ballroom
Cole Tomas Allen, accused of attempting to assassinate President Trump during the White House Correspondents' Association dinner, took a selfie in his hotel room shortly before the incident, according to federal prosecutors. He was reportedly armed with guns and knives. The Justice Department is seeking to keep him detained while also planning to build a ballroom at the White House, as the event was disrupted by the shooting attempt. Allen faces multiple charges, including attempted assassination.
The Justice Department's commitment to keeping Cole Allen detained reflects the serious nature of the charges against him, which include attempted assassination, highlighting ongoing security concerns surrounding high-profile events like the White House Correspondents' Dinner.
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WHCD shooting: What’s next for the suspect and Trump’s ballroom
The upheaval of the annual White House Correspondents’ Association dinner by a would-be assassin has committed the Justice Department to two goals: Build a ballroom at the White House, and keep the suspect detained. Cole Tomas Allen, the alleged gunman, already faces three criminal charges that include attempting to.
Photo of Trump assassination attempt suspect Cole Allen in hotel room released as DOJ seeks to keep him jailed
Cully Stimson, senior legal fellow at the Heritage Foundation, discusses Cole Allen, the suspect in the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner shooting, facing federal charges, including attempting to assassinate the president. The Department of Justice is urging a federal court to keep Cole Allen, the suspect.
WHCD suspect Cole Allen took smirking selfie while armed to the teeth before attack on ballroom: docs
WASHINGTON — Cole Tomas Allen found time to snap a chilling selfie in his room at the Washington Hilton about 30 minutes before he tried to assassinate President Trump and members of his cabinet during Saturday night’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner, federal prosecutors said Wednesday. Allen, 31, pictured himself.
New pictures emerge of suspected correspondents' dinner gunman
The California man accused of opening fire outside the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner snapped a selfie before the attack, donned in black with ammunition strapped to his body, newly released images revealed Wednesday. The images were included in a court filing detailing the government's opposition to.
Cole Allen took selfie before Trump assassination attempt at WHCA dinner, prosecutors say
Federal prosecutors' detention memo shows guns and knives Allen was allegedly carrying as he tried to enter the White House Correspondents' Association dinner.