Washington correspondents' dinner shooting suspect pleads not guilty
Corroborated by 8 sources from 8 publishers
TL;DR
Suspect in WHCA dinner attack pleads not guilty to attempting to assassinate Trump The suspect accused of attempting to assassinate Donald Trump last month at a gala in Washington has pleaded not guilty to all charges. Cole Tomas Allen did not speak in court on Monday as his attorney entered the plea on his behalf. The charges against him include attempted assassination of the president, assault on a federal officer and firearms offenses.
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The Hill Regulation
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5872247-trump-assassination-attempt-plea
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Al Jazeera
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/11/suspect-pleads-not-guilty-to-attempted-assassination-of-us-president?traffic_source=rss
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Fox News Latest Headlines
https://www.foxnews.com/us/whca-dinner-shooting-suspect-cole-allen-pleads-not-guilty-judge-scoffs-defenses-power-play
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CBS News Politics
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/white-house-correspondents-dinner-shooting-suspect-cole-allen-pleads-not-guilty-to-all-charges
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ABC News Top Stories
https://abcnews.com/US/white-house-correspondents-dinner-suspect-pleads-guilty/story?id=132845244
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The Guardian (World)
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/11/trump-white-house-correspondents-dinner-suspect
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BBC News (World)
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g48ewgz8mo?at_campaign=rss&at_medium=RSS
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CNBC 10000113
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/11/trump-cole-allen-whcd-pleads-not-guilty-assassination-attempt.html