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The suspect's lawyers asked to disqualify at least two top Justice Department officials from direct involvement in prosecuting him.
This courtroom sketch depicts Cole Tomas Allen, second from right, listening as his attorney Eugene Ohm, left, speaks to U.S. Magistrate Judge Zia Faruqui, Monday, May 4, 2026, in Washington, as Tony Towns, the acting general counsel for the District of Columbia Department of Corrections, right, and assistant U.S. Attorney Jocelyn Ballantine, lower center, listen. | Dana Verkouteren via AP
A man accused of storming the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner while armed with guns and knives pleaded not guilty on Monday to charges that he attempted to kill President Donald Trump and fired a shotgun at a Secret Service officer who tried to stop the attack.
Cole Tomas Allen was handcuffed and shackled and wearing an orange jail uniform when he appeared in federal court for his arraignment. Allen didn’t speak during the brief hearing. One of his attorneys entered the plea on his behalf.
