BREAKING: Federal Court Arraignment for Attacker

BREAKING: Federal Court Arraignment for Attacker

From Sekulow by Jay Sekulow

April 27, 2026 · 50 min

About this episode

The episode discusses the federal court arraignment of Cole Thomas Allen, who attempted to assassinate President Trump, along with the legal implications and government responses.

Cole Thomas Allen, who made an assassination attempt on President Donald Trump at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, will be arraigned in federal court today. The Sekulow team discusses the third attempt on Trump's life, the press briefing afterward (involving Vice President JD Vance, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, FBI Director Kash Patel, DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth), the ACLJ's legal work – and much more.

People in this episode

Host: Jay Sekulow

Topics covered

  • assassination attempt
  • legal proceedings
  • Trump
  • government response
  • national security

Keywords

  • assassination
  • Trump
  • federal court
  • legal work
  • national security
  • White House Correspondents' Dinner

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: ACLJ

Places: federal court

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