Judge condemns DC jail conditions as legally deficient for Trump gala attacker
A U.S. magistrate judge apologized for the 'legally deficient' treatment of Cole Allen, the suspect in the attempted assassination of Donald Trump during a White House Correspondents’ Dinner, noting that isolation, suicide watch and denial of a Bible were inappropriate for someone with no prior criminal history. Allen remains detained in a DC jail under restrictive housing after prosecutors argued he posed a danger; the judge called for review and said pre-trial detention should not be punitive, comparing his treatment unfavorably with Capitol riot defendants. A final decision on confinement terms is to be issued by Tuesday.
