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Former Agent Allen Faces Indictment for Trump Shotgun Attack

5/4/2026

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Summary

Story summary

A detention memo alleges Cole Tomas Allen drafted an assassination plan and emailed his resignation before the April 25, 2026 attack on President Donald Trump.
Allen faces charges of attempting to assassinate Donald Trump after firing a shotgun.
Ballistics linked a buckshot pellet from Allen's gun to an agent's vest.
Attorney General Todd Blanche said an indictment is expected within a week after an agent was unharmed when buckshot struck his vest.

History

Historical Context

On March 30 1981, John Hinckley Jr. fired six shots at President Ronald Reagan outside the Washington Hilton, wounding Reagan, press secretary James Brady and others. The incident, occurring in the security corridor built after John F. Kennedy’s 1963 assassination, sparked a nationwide review of presidential protection and helped launch the gun-control movement that produced the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act in 1993.

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Story summary

A detention memo alleges Cole Tomas Allen drafted an assassination plan and emailed his resignation before the April 25, 2026 attack on President Donald Trump.
Allen faces charges of attempting to assassinate Donald Trump after firing a shotgun.
Ballistics linked a buckshot pellet from Allen's gun to an agent's vest.
Attorney General Todd Blanche said an indictment is expected within a week after an agent was unharmed when buckshot struck his vest.

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