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- Cole Tomas Allen was arrested aboard an Amtrak to Washington, D.C., with shotgun, pistol and a plot to assassinate President Donald Trump.
- Union leaders say the arrest shows inadequate passenger screening and demand expanded rail police patrols.
- Amtrak has not confirmed Allen’s compliance with its declared-weapon baggage rule, a 2024 jury subsequently ordering it to pay 90 % of a $158 million award after a 2022 shooting in Lee's Summit, Missouri.
