Actions that were "premeditated, violent, and calculated to cause death." The "most serious" crimes in U.S. law. A "possible sentence of life in prison."
The Justice Department isn't holding back in its bid to keep the man accused of attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump locked up.
In an April 29 court filing asking a federal judge in Washington, DC to keep Cole Tomas Allen in custody in the lead-up to his trial, government lawyers essentially said there are no bail conditions that would keep others safe if Allen were to go free.
"So long as the President and members of his Cabinet continue to appear publicly, which they undoubtedly will, the defendant’s motivation for violence remains," they said.
The DOJ also revealed a new photo of Allen, allegedly taken by him shortly before the attack. An enhanced version of the image shows him wearing a sheathed knife, pliers, and wire cutters, consistent with items later recovered when law enforcement arrested him, according to the DOJ.
