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Pirro reveals new Trump attack evidence; Cole Allen challenges 'suicide precautions'
From left, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney for Washington, D.C., and FBI Director Kash Patel conduct a news conference at the Department of Justice about Cole Tomas Allen, the suspect in the White House Correspondents' Association dinner shooting, on Monday, April 27, 2026.Tom Williams | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty ImagesU.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro said Sunday that the alleged White House Correspondents' Association dinner shooter, Cole Tomas Allen, shot a Secret Service agent as he attempted to storm the Washington Hilton ballroom last weekend. Pirro, speaking on CNN's "State of the Union," said new ballistics evidence 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.Allen has been charged by federal prosecutors with attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump in the shooting that left one Secret Service agent shot but uninjured. Prosecutors have also charged Allen with the discharge of a firearm during a crime of violence, but until Pirro's comments, law enforcement officials had not disclosed whose bullet hit the agent. "It is definitively his bullet," Pirro said. "He had every intention to kill him
Pirro: Evidence Cole Allen Shot Agent, Raising Stakes in Trump Attack Probe
News ArticlePublishedMay 03, 2026 at 10:21 AM EDTBy Steve MollmanWeekend EditorU.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro said the government now has evidence that Cole Allen shot a federal agent during an alleged attempt to assassinate President Donald Trump at last weekend’s White House Correspondents' Association dinner.“We now can establish that a pellet that came from the buckshot from the defendant's Mossberg pump-action shotgun was intertwined with the fiber of the vest of the Secret Service officer,” Pirro said during an appearance on CNN on Sunday.That adds weight to the case against Allen. Until now, it had been unclear whether investigators would be able to produce direct forensic evidence linking the suspect’s weapon to an injury during the chaotic exchange of gunfire. Early accounts focused on intent and the rapid intervention by security, with officials noting that the Secret Service officer was protected by a ballistic vest and no serious injuries were immediately reported. Determining whether a round physically struck an officer—and conclusively tying that projectile to a specific weapon—can take time, making Pirro’s disclosure of ballistic evidence a significant development in the case....Pirro’s comments come as Allen faces federal charges connected to the shooting, including attempted assassination of the president and assault
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