White House correspondents’ dinner shooting: suspect charged with attempting to assassinate the president
TL;DR
Federal prosecutors charged Cole Tomas Allen, 31, with attempting to assassinate the president, transporting a firearm and ammunition with intent to commit a felony, and discharging a firearm during a crime of violence in the White House correspondents’ dinner shooting; the accompanying affidavit reportedly includes Allen’s manifesto and the dates he traveled to the Washington Hilton, and readers can read the full affidavit.
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- Read the charges against the White House correspondents’ dinner shooting suspect The Washington Post
- Cole Tomas Allen’s social media posts compared Trump to Hitler, encouraged others to buy guns CNN
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- The silent, terrifying moment a gunman rushed security at the W.H. correspondents’ dinner NBC News
- Seth Meyers Questions Trump’s Pivot to White House Ballroom After Foiled Assassination Attempt The Hollywood Reporter
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