Manifesto outlines plan to target Trump officials at White House Correspondents' Dinner

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Manifesto outlines plan to target Trump officials at White House Correspondents' Dinner
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CBS News obtained a manifesto from 31-year-old Cole Allen in which he described a plan to attack Trump administration officials at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, prioritizing targets from highest to lowest and noting he would still attack hotel guests and staff to reach them. He said he would use buckshot to minimize casualties and included rebuttals to possible objections. A Secret Service officer was shot but wearing a bulletproof vest and later released from hospital. Authorities found additional writings at Allen’s Torrance home and in his Washington Hilton hotel room. Allen’s sister told investigators he often used radical rhetoric and spoke of doing “something” to fix perceived problems. The gala was canceled with officials evacuating, and Trump has said he hopes to reschedule the dinner within about 30 days.

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