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23-Year-Old Arrested for Plotting Biden Assassination at Debate

1/30/2026

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Adam Benjamin Hall, 23, faces charges for allegedly planning to assassinate President Joe Biden at a CNN debate.
The alleged plan targeted a CNN debate in Atlanta on June 27, 2024.
He was arrested January 26, 2026, after GPS data placed him near the venue.
Prosecutors, led by U.S. Attorney Theodore S. Hertzberg, say Hall traveled with a firearm and wrote a note advocating insurrection.
Prospects for additional charges remain.

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Story summary

Adam Benjamin Hall, 23, faces charges for allegedly planning to assassinate President Joe Biden at a CNN debate.
The alleged plan targeted a CNN debate in Atlanta on June 27, 2024.
He was arrested January 26, 2026, after GPS data placed him near the venue.
Prosecutors, led by U.S. Attorney Theodore S. Hertzberg, say Hall traveled with a firearm and wrote a note advocating insurrection.
Prospects for additional charges remain.