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Man Attempts Assassination at White House Dinner

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31-year-old Cole Tomas Allen faces federal charges for attempting to assassinate President Trump at the White House Correspondents Dinner. Armed with a shotgun, handgun, and knives, he targeted Trump and other officials. In court, Allen remained silent as he faced three counts: attempted assassination, gun crimes, and a manifesto calling out officials. If convicted, he faces life in prison.

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Man Attempts Assassination at White House Dinner

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UK News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!Man Attempts Assassination at White House Dinner. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.

On April 27, a 31-year-old man named Cole Thomas Allen faces federal charges for trying to assassinate President Donald Trump right at the White House correspondent's dinner, where the President, Melania, and Top Cabinet officials were all inside. Just as the Department prosecutors say, Allen rushed a secret service checkpoint armed with a shotgun, handgun, and knives aiming straight for Trump and other administration figures packed into the event. On the court Monday afternoon, Allen stayed dead quiet and showed no emotion during his first appearance as the weight of the charges sank in, everyone's. Talking about how close this could have turned as such a high-profile night, the criminal complaint lays out three counts, attempted assassination of the President, plus two serious gun crimes, all backed by his own manifesto. That caught out officials from top brass down, even labeling attendees as complicit. If convicted, he's looking at life behind bars, no plea entered yet, and investigators

are still piecing together every detail from that manifesto and breach.

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