Chilling Hotel Selfie Shows Suspect Minutes Before He Attempted To Murder Trump

The man arrested and charged with attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump last weekend took a selfie in his hotel room and monitored updates on Trump’s travel to the Washington Hilton.Just minutes before charging through a security checkpoint — armed with a shotgun, handgun, and knives — Allen was watching Trump’s movements and arming himself for the occasion, according to documents filed by the Justice Department on Wednesday.The court documents include a photo that 31-year-old Cole Allen took of himself in his Washington Hilton hotel room, showing how he’d armed himself for his planned attack on the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. The documents were submitted by U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro, as the Justice Department submitted requests to a judge to keep Allen behind bars as he awaits trial.Credit: DOJThe items numbered by prosecutors in the photo are believed to be an ammunition bag (item 1), shoulder holster (item 2), sheathed knife (item 3), and pliers and wire cutters (item 4). Authorities recovered an ammunition bag, knife, and pliers and wire cutters that are consistent with the items seen in the photo, according to prosecutors.As he prepared for the attack in his hotel room, Allen monitored Trump’s movements on multiple websites,