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Latest Trump assassination attempt exposes ‘educated assassins’ moral crisis, university president says
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Latest Trump assassination attempt exposes ‘educated assassins’ moral crisis, university president says

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The California man accused of attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner was highly educated and had worked as a tutor, a profile one university president said raises an unsettling question about the role of education in shaping character.Cole Allen, 31, earned a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from the California Institute of Technology in 2017 and a master's degree in computer science from California State University, Dominguez Hills last year. That doesn't match the typical resume of a would-be presidential assassin, but a disturbing shift appears to be underway, according to Cornerstone University President Gerson Moreno-Riaño."A troubling trend that appears to be emerging is that of the ‘educated assassin,’ individuals who do not fit the typical profile of people who commit such heinous acts," Moreno-Riaño said. "These individuals are often schooled in some of America’s most elite institutions and act out of a perverted philosophical conviction that sees the killing of others not as evil, but as justified."ALLEGED TRUMP ASSASSINATION PLOT: ANALYSIS SHOWS 1 IN 5 LEFT-WING POSTS CRY HOAX, ADMIN SHREDS ‘MORON’ CLAIMS A photo of Cole Allen in a graduation gown and cap

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Jeanine Pirro warns rhetoric fueling violence after latest Trump assassination attempt
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Jeanine Pirro warns rhetoric fueling violence after latest Trump assassination attempt

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The third assassination attempt on President Donald Trump in two years — which took place during a shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner last Saturday — is under active federal investigation by U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro, who said Saturday the case already includes some of the most serious charges under federal law."There are presently three charges, some of the most serious charges in the federal code, and they are the attempted assassination of a president of the United States," Pirro said during an interview with Lara Trump on "My View with Lara Trump," outlining charges against suspected shooter Cole Allen.Pirro added that the counts also include carrying a firearm in interstate commerce with intent to commit a felony and discharging a firearm, which carries a mandatory consecutive sentence.COLE ALLEN CHARGED IN TRUMP ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT IN FIRST COURT APPEARANCE AFTER WHCA DINNER SHOOTING Jeanine Pirro described the suspect as "calculating" and "premeditated" while outlining the federal case against him. (Cole Allen/LinkedIn Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images Bethel Park School Distric)Federal officials, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation, continue piecing together the suspect’s background, motives and planning — following what authorities

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Jeanine Pirro: DC Shooting Suspect ‘Thought He Was Rambo’
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Jeanine Pirro: DC Shooting Suspect ‘Thought He Was Rambo’

U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro gave an update on the investigation into Cole Tomas Allen — who opened fire one week earlier at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner — and said that it was clear the would-be assassin had an inflated sense of his own capabilities.Pirro, the U.S. Attorney assigned to Washington, D.C., spoke with CNN’s Jake Tapper about the ongoing investigation in Allen’s actions and motives — and she described the shooter’s actions leading up to the moment he charged a security checkpoint manned by the United States Secret Service.Tapper began by asking Pirro — who was in attendance at the dinner herself — whether the fact that she could have been a potential target meant that she should recuse herself from the case entirely. Pirro was adamant that the two things were unconnected.“Absolutely not. I mean, there is no way … my ability to prosecute this case has nothing to do with my being there,” she said.TAPPER: “Has it been suggested to you, at any point, by anyone that maybe you need to recuse yourself because you were both a witness and a potential target?” JEANINE PIRRO: “Absolutely not. I mean, there is no way… my ability to prosecute

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Latest Trump assassination attempt exposes ‘educated assassins’ moral crisis, university president says
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Latest Trump assassination attempt exposes ‘educated assassins’ moral crisis, university president says

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The California man accused of attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner was highly educated and had worked as a tutor, a profile one university president said raises an unsettling question about the role of education in shaping character.Cole Allen, 31, earned a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from the California Institute of Technology in 2017 and a master's degree in computer science from California State University, Dominguez Hills last year. That doesn't match the typical resume of a would-be presidential assassin, but a disturbing shift appears to be underway, according to Cornerstone University President Gerson Moreno-Riaño."A troubling trend that appears to be emerging is that of the ‘educated assassin,’ individuals who do not fit the typical profile of people who commit such heinous acts," Moreno-Riaño said. "These individuals are often schooled in some of America’s most elite institutions and act out of a perverted philosophical conviction that sees the killing of others not as evil, but as justified."ALLEGED TRUMP ASSASSINATION PLOT: ANALYSIS SHOWS 1 IN 5 LEFT-WING POSTS CRY HOAX, ADMIN SHREDS ‘MORON’ CLAIMS A photo of Cole Allen in a graduation gown and cap

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Jeanine Pirro warns rhetoric fueling violence after latest Trump assassination attempt
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Jeanine Pirro warns rhetoric fueling violence after latest Trump assassination attempt

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The third assassination attempt on President Donald Trump in two years — which took place during a shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner last Saturday — is under active federal investigation by U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro, who said Saturday the case already includes some of the most serious charges under federal law."There are presently three charges, some of the most serious charges in the federal code, and they are the attempted assassination of a president of the United States," Pirro said during an interview with Lara Trump on "My View with Lara Trump," outlining charges against suspected shooter Cole Allen.Pirro added that the counts also include carrying a firearm in interstate commerce with intent to commit a felony and discharging a firearm, which carries a mandatory consecutive sentence.COLE ALLEN CHARGED IN TRUMP ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT IN FIRST COURT APPEARANCE AFTER WHCA DINNER SHOOTING Jeanine Pirro described the suspect as "calculating" and "premeditated" while outlining the federal case against him. (Cole Allen/LinkedIn Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images Bethel Park School Distric)Federal officials, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation, continue piecing together the suspect’s background, motives and planning — following what authorities

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Jeanine Pirro: DC Shooting Suspect ‘Thought He Was Rambo’
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Jeanine Pirro: DC Shooting Suspect ‘Thought He Was Rambo’

U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro gave an update on the investigation into Cole Tomas Allen — who opened fire one week earlier at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner — and said that it was clear the would-be assassin had an inflated sense of his own capabilities.Pirro, the U.S. Attorney assigned to Washington, D.C., spoke with CNN’s Jake Tapper about the ongoing investigation in Allen’s actions and motives — and she described the shooter’s actions leading up to the moment he charged a security checkpoint manned by the United States Secret Service.Tapper began by asking Pirro — who was in attendance at the dinner herself — whether the fact that she could have been a potential target meant that she should recuse herself from the case entirely. Pirro was adamant that the two things were unconnected.“Absolutely not. I mean, there is no way … my ability to prosecute this case has nothing to do with my being there,” she said.TAPPER: “Has it been suggested to you, at any point, by anyone that maybe you need to recuse yourself because you were both a witness and a potential target?” JEANINE PIRRO: “Absolutely not. I mean, there is no way… my ability to prosecute

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Prosecutor lays out evidence against man accused of trying to kill Trump at correspondents' dinner
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Prosecutor lays out evidence against man accused of trying to kill Trump at correspondents' dinner

The man accused of trying to kill President Trump at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner was “very lucid and clear” as he planned and attempted to execute his attack, the case’s chief federal prosecutor said Sunday. U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro said the prosecution will be able to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Cole Tomas Allen, 31, of Torrance, California, attempted to assassinate the president. “This was a premeditated violent act calculated to take down the president and anyone who was in the line of fire,” Ms. Pirro said on CNN’s “State of the Union.” Mr. Allen’s defense lawyers argued in a court filing last week that the government’s case is “built entirely upon speculation” and that the so-called manifesto attributed to their client never mentioned Mr. Trump by name. This image contained in a court filing by the Department of Justice, April 29, 2026, shows Cole Tomas Allen, left, inside his hotel room, on Saturday, April 25, 2026 in Washington, using his cellphone to take a photograph of himself … This image contained in a court … more > “We have a lot of evidence that indicates his intent,” Ms. Pirro said. “Whether it

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Pirro reveals new Trump attack evidence; Cole Allen challenges 'suicide precautions'
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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

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Cole Allen, WHCA Dinner Shooting Suspect, No Longer on Suicide Status - Newsweek featured image
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Jeanine Pirro says she has evidence officer was shot at White House press dinner

Cole Tomas Allen, the 31-year-old California man charged with attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump at the White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) Dinner last Saturday, is "no longer on suicide status" at the Correctional Treatment Facility at the D.C. jail complex, according to a court filing submitted Sunday.Allen's federal public defenders withdrew an earlier motion seeking his removal from suicide status, telling the court the request is now moot. The filing comes as the high-profile federal case against Allen continues to unfold, with significant new evidence emerging in recent days about the shooting at the Washington Hilton.The ContextThe court filing offers a brief but notable update in one of the most closely watched federal prosecutions of the year. Allen faces life in prison if convicted of the attempted assassination count alone, and his defense team has signaled it may eventually press for his release before trial.The status of his mental health while in custody is also a matter of legal significance, as it could affect future proceedings, evaluations, and any potential defense strategies.What the Filing SaysThe filing was submitted by Assistant Federal Public Defenders Tezira Abe and Eugene Ohm. It asks U.S. Magistrate Judge Moxila A. Upadhyaya to vacate a

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