Cole Tomas Allen update: Top prosecutor ‘confident’ with motive as WHCD shooter takes big legal step
Cole Thomas Allen, the suspect in the shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on April 25, is the subject of a high-profile court trial where prosecutors are trying to establish that Allen’s motive was to assassinate President Donald Trump.
As the legal battle over the shooting at the Hilton Hotel in Washington, DC, unfolded at a District of Columbia courthouse, top DC prosecutors are confident that they will be able to establish that Cole Tomas Allen intended to kill Trump.
Jeanine Pirro, US attorney for the District of Columbia, appeared on CNN’s ‘State of the Union’ show and provided details on the case. Pirro claimed that Allen was armed “to the teeth” and the shots that were fired were in no way “friendly fire.”
Notably, Pirro’s comments came as the attorneys for Cole Thomas Allen moved the court to drop the suicide precaution detention imposed on him.
What DC Attorney Jeanine Pirro Said
Speaking on CNN, Jeanine Pirro said that the POTUS was clearly the target, as is evident from not just his manifesto but also his “actions.” She also claimed that Allen “thought he was Rambo.”
“Clearly, the president is a target. And make no mistake, it is not just the manifesto. It is his actions,” she said. “I mean, this guy thought he was Rambo. And he takes a picture of himself. He is smug, he is proud, and he is focused on what he’s doing.”
“I think if you read the manifesto … it is very clear who the intended target is. It is very clear, based upon the fact that as soon as this president said that he was going to be at the Hilton for the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on March 2nd, he then made the decision to hatch the plan,” Pirro added.
This story is being updated.