Federal judge rebukes DC jail conditions for White House dinner suspect

A federal judge condemned the D.C. jail for placing White House Correspondents’ Dinner suspect Cole Tomas Allen in 'functionally solitary confinement' on suicide watch, despite no criminal history, and ordered a psychiatric assessment and a review of his housing conditions. Allen, who faces up to life in prison if convicted of an attempted assassination of President Trump and related charges, has lawyers arguing the restrictions hinder access to legal documents and family, and that his treatment was harsher than that given Jan. 6 defendants. The housing decision remains pending as the court seeks more information.