WASHINGTON — Accused White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooter Cole Allen pleaded not guilty at a Monday hearing in DC federal court to charges including attempting to assassinate President Trump.
Allen, 31, is also charged with assault on law enforcement, transporting a firearm across state lines to commit a felony and discharging a weapon during a crime of violence.
Accused White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooter Cole Allen pleaded not guilty at a Monday hearing. A still image from surveillance video shows Allen running through a hotel security checkpoint and the shooting that unfolded with uniformed police officers and US Secret Service agents during the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in Washington, DC. US Attorney for the District of Colombia/AFP via Getty Images Allen’s attorneys have argued that the attack’s occurrence during the annual black-tie gala — which hosted several Trump cabinet officials in addition to the president — should force the recusal of Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and DC US Attorney Jeanine Pirro from prosecuting their client.
The former Torrance, Calif., teacher had been kept on suicide watch following the April 25 shooting at the Washington Hilton, during which Allen allegedly shot a Secret Service agent in his bulletproof vest before being subdued.
