Cole Tomas Allen, a suspect in the White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) dinner shooting, sits in the courtroom during a hearing after being charged with attempting to assassinate U.S. President Donald Trump, in Washington, on April 30, 2026, in this courtroom sketch. Emily Goff/File Photo /Reuters
Cole Allen, the suspected shooter at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, pleaded “not guilty” in federal court on May 11.
Allen is charged with attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump at the event on April 25. He also faces one count of transporting a firearm across state lines with intent to commit a felony, and one count of discharging a firearm during a crime of violence.
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]
