{"id":4253,"date":"2026-06-23T20:06:02","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T20:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tampamovingjournal.com\/?p=4253"},"modified":"2026-06-23T20:06:02","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T20:06:02","slug":"doj-officials-allowed-to-remain-in-prosecution-of-correspondents-dinner-shooting-suspect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tampamovingjournal.com\/?p=4253","title":{"rendered":"DOJ officials allowed to remain in prosecution of Correspondents Dinner shooting suspect"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><div><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4252\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/tampamovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ecb86499e6294837cf3dbfd28f579859.webp\" width=\"764\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tampamovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ecb86499e6294837cf3dbfd28f579859.webp 764w, https:\/\/tampamovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ecb86499e6294837cf3dbfd28f579859-300x170.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 764px) 100vw, 764px\" \/><\/figure>\n <span>article<\/span><\/div> <div><div><p><span>FILE-President Donald Trump posted to social media a photo of law enforcement detaining a suspect following a shooting incident at the White House Correspondents&#8217; Dinner in Washington, D.C., on the night of April 25, 2026. The suspect was identified <\/span> <!-- --><\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/tampamovingjournal.com\/?p=4250\">Facebook photo of duct-taped dog leads to animal cruelty arrest, rescue of several animals: PCSO<\/a><\/p> <div>Expand<\/div><\/div><\/div> <!-- --><\/div> <!-- --> <!-- --><p>A federal judge denied a request to disallow top Department of Justice officials from overseeing the prosecution of the man charged with attempting to kill President Donald Trump at the White House Correspondents\u2019 Association dinner.\u00a0<\/p> <p>Cole Thomas Allen, the man charged in the incident, asserted that involvement in his prosecution by Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and District of Columbia U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro created a possible conflict of interest because they were some of the Trump administration officials at the Correspondents Dinner held in April.\u00a0<\/p> <!-- --><p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong><strong><u> Suspected gunman in WH Correspondents\u2019 Dinner shooting: What we know so far<\/u><\/strong><\/p> <!-- --><div><\/div> <!-- --><p>The Associated Press reported Allen\u2019s lawyer raised concerns regarding the close friendship between President Donald Trump and Pirro, an ex-Fox News commentator.\u00a0<\/p> <!-- --><p>In his ruling, U.S. District Judge Trevor McFadden wrote that neither the event nor Pirro\u2019s personal relationship with Trump deserve their disqualification.\u00a0<\/p> <!-- --><p>The judge added that Allen is not charged with trying to harm Blanche or Pirro, and there is no evidence to imply he even knew they would attend the Correspondence Dinner.\u00a0<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/tampamovingjournal.com\/?p=4245\">\u2018We need your help\u2019: Savannah Guthrie issues new plea in search for Nancy Guthrie<\/a><\/p> <!-- --><h2>Who is Cole Allen?<\/h2> <!-- --><p>Dig deeper:<\/p> <!-- --><p>Cole Allen, of Torrance, California, has been accused of attempting to breach a security checkpoint armed with guns and knives at the annual White House Correspondents Dinner on April 25.\u00a0<\/p> <!-- --><p>Allen pleaded not guilty to multiple charges, including assaulting a federal official with a deadly weapon and attempted assassination of the president.\u00a0<\/p> <!-- --><p>The Associated Press reported that Allen faces a maximum sentence of life in prison if convicted of the attempted assassination charge alone.<\/p> <!-- --><p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<u>Push for White House ballroom accelerated by Correspondents\u2019 Dinner shooting<\/u><\/strong><\/p> <!-- --><p>Allen also allegedly fired a shotgun at a Secret Service agent during the attack, which disrupted and resulted in a premature end to the Correspondents Dinner.\u00a0<\/p> <!-- --><p>A Secret Service officer who was shot once in a bullet-resistant vest fired his own gun five times without hitting anyone. 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