Man charged with trying to kill Trump agrees to remain in custody

About this episode

The episode discusses the case of Cole Allen, who is charged with attempting to assassinate President Trump and has agreed to remain in custody.

The man accused of attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump at a black-tie press gala in Washington agreed on Thursday to remain in custody while his case moves forward. The suspect, Cole Allen, 31, would ‌not immediately contest prosecutors’ arguments that he was a danger to the community and should remain in jail, his lawyer, Tezira Abe, said during a court hearing. Allen allegedly stormed a security checkpoint and fired a shotgun outside the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on...

Topics covered

• assassination attempt
• court hearing
• public safety
• Trump
• Washington
• legal proceedings

Keywords

• Cole Allen
• Donald Trump
• assassination
• court
• Washington
• shotgun
• security checkpoint

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: White House Correspondents’ Dinner, Tezira Abe

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