Cole Allen, the man accused of trying to assassinate President Donald Trump at last month’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner, has pleaded not guilty to all charges. His lawyers are now pushing to boot the prosecutors’ office off the case. At a court appearance on May 11, Allen’s legal team asked U.S. District Judge Trevor McFadden to disqualify at least two top Department of Justice officials including U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro and Acting AG Todd Blanche.
The argument was that their presence at the dinner makes them potential victims and witnesses. According to Al Jazeera, Allen, 31, stood silently in an orange jumpsuit and waist shackles as his attorney Tezira Abe entered the plea on his behalf. The charges against him include attempted assassination of the president, assault on a federal officer with a deadly weapon, and multiple firearms offenses.
