(L-R) U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, FBI Director Kash Patel, and Assistant Director Darren Cox Counterintelligence Division Special Agent speak during a press conference about the White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting, at the Justice Department in Washington on April 27, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times
WASHINGTON—The Department of Justice has charged Cole Allen, the suspect in the White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting, with the attempted assassination of President Donald Trump.
During a brief court appearance on April 27, Allen was also charged with transporting a firearm across state lines with intent to commit a felony and discharging a firearm during a crime of violence. If convicted, Allen faces life in prison and hundreds of thousands in fines.
Stacy Robinson is a politics reporter for the Epoch Times, occasionally covering cultural and human interest stories. Based out of Washington, D.C. he can be reached at [email protected]
