Grand Jury Indicts Alleged Trump Would-Be Assassin on Four Counts

MARY CHASTAIN MAY 5, 2026 4:32 PM

A Washington, DC, grand jury has indicted Cole Allen on four counts, including attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump.

Allen originally faced three counts, but the DOJ added assaulting an officer or employee of the United States with a deadly weapon.

U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro told CNN that ballistics “showed the agent’s protective vest contained a buckshot pellet from the Mossberg pump action shotgun Allen allegedly carried on the night of the shooting.”

Here are the four counts:

• Attempt to assassinate the President of the United States
• Assaulting an officer or employee of the United States with a deadly weapon
• Transporting a firearm across state lines
• Discharge of a firearm during a crime of violence

The DOJ accused Allen of storming the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner with the intent to murder Trump.

Allen has not entered a plea.

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