Overview
- Cole Allen, 31, pleaded not guilty Monday in a Washington federal court to four counts, including attempted assassination of President Donald Trump, as the judge set June 29 for the next hearing.
- Prosecutors say he tried to push through a security checkpoint at the April 25 White House Correspondents' Dinner and fired one shot that struck a federal agent's body armor.
- Secret Service agents fired five times in response, arrested Allen, and evacuated the president and other dignitaries from the hotel ballroom.
- Prosecutors cite a manifesto sent to relatives that described plans to target administration officials by rank from highest to lowest.
- This case is described as the third attempt on Trump in less than two years, following a July 2024 rally shooting and a later incident at his Florida golf course.