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Suicide Precautions Violate Due Process for Trump Assassination Suspect

5/3/2026

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Defense attorneys say suicide precautions on Cole Tomas Allen breach his constitutional due-process rights.
Allen is charged with attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump at Correspondents’ Association dinner and remains in custody.
He was held in a padded “safe cell” with lighting, a restrictive vest, strip searches and 24-hour lockdown.
After a nurse on May 2 urged ending the precautions, jail kept them without response from Justice Department or D.C. Corrections.

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Defense attorneys say suicide precautions on Cole Tomas Allen breach his constitutional due-process rights.
Allen is charged with attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump at Correspondents’ Association dinner and remains in custody.
He was held in a padded “safe cell” with lighting, a restrictive vest, strip searches and 24-hour lockdown.
After a nurse on May 2 urged ending the precautions, jail kept them without response from Justice Department or D.C. Corrections.