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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Bruce Golding

Feds investigate thousands of suspected social media posts by alleged would-be Trump assassin: reports

Federal investigators are scrutinizing thousands of social media posts where the man accused of trying to kill President Donald Trump at the White House Correspondent's Association dinner is believed to have called him a "traitor" and complained that he was going unchecked.

Authorities suspect Cole Tomas Allen, 31, hid behind the usernames "CForce3000" on X and "coldforce" on Bluesky, where he raged against Trump online, according to reports.

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