Cole Tomas Allen waives detention challenge in Trump assassination attempt case
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Updated · CNBC · Apr 30
Cole Tomas Allen waives detention challenge in Trump assassination attempt case
16 articles · Updated · CNBC · Apr 30
At a Washington federal court hearing, the 31-year-old California man said he would stay jailed for now while reserving the right to contest detention later.
Judge Moxila Upadhyaya rejected prosecutors' bid to present extra detention evidence, calling it inefficient and unprecedented after defence lawyers had earlier sought Allen's release on bond.
Allen is accused of bringing guns and knives from Los Angeles to the White House Correspondents' Association dinner, where Secret Service agents stopped him near Trump, JD Vance and other officials.
How did an attacker with a shotgun get so close to the President in a 'massive security success'?
With his family's warnings and a manifesto, why wasn't the self-proclaimed 'Friendly Federal Assassin' stopped sooner?