Cole Allen on trial for WHCA Dinner shooting: New photos reveal details of Trump assassination attempt
Cole Allen is on trial for allegedly trying to assassinate President Donald Trump at a White House press dinner. Prosecutors presented a selfie of Allen with multiple weapons taken minutes before the April 2026 incident. Criminal defense attorney David Gelman analyzes the planned nature of the attack and the strong evidence against Allen, including his search history and Secret Service response.
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Footage from surveillance video outside a Washington Hilton ballroom obtained by The Washington Post shows the moment the suspected would-be assassin of President Donald Trump headed toward the checkpoint where he was shot by the Secret Service.
The footage shows multiple Secret Service agents reacting as Cole Allen, 31, allegedly tried to enter a room full of high-ranking government officials, including Trump, Vice President JD Vance and the first and second ladies.
The agents can be seen breaking one of the two magnetometers as the suspect approaches them. One agent draws his weapon and shoots the suspect. The photos show four of the slimes from those photos. Wednesday’s court filing by prosecutors said the agent fired five shots, but did not hit Allen.
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A Secret Service agent shot Cole Allen, the suspect in the assassination attempt on President Donald Trump at the White House Correspondents’ Sanner dinner on Saturday, April 25, 2026. (Courtesy of The Washington Post)
TSA agents, who often work with the Secret Service on security at events involving the president, can be seen witnessing the commotion, as well as a plainclothes security guard, who is seen in one frame with his arm outstretched.
According to Wednesday’s court report, Allen was running toward the stairs leading down to the playroom.
A Secret Service agent shot Cole Allen, the suspect in the assassination attempt on President Donald Trump at the White House Correspondents’ Sanner dinner on Saturday, April 25, 2026. (Courtesy of The Washington Post)
He was holding a Mossberg 12-gauge pump-action pistol with both hands raised and pointed at the stairs, and fired one shot.
Court documents say Allen fell to the ground and was grabbed. Another agent was hit by a bulletproof vest and taken to hospital with minor injuries.
A Secret Service agent shot Cole Allen, the suspect in the assassination attempt on President Donald Trump at the White House Correspondents’ Sanner dinner on Saturday, April 25, 2026. (Courtesy of The Washington Post)
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In response to questions about who shot the Secret Service, US Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro said Thursday morning that “the agent did not shoot himself.”
Allen is facing charges of attempted murder of the President of the United States, discharging a firearm during a crime of violence and transporting a firearm across state lines.
Pirro also said that the suspect will face “many other charges.”
He was brought before the court on Tuesday.
A Secret Service agent shot Cole Allen, the suspect in the assassination attempt on President Donald Trump at the White House Correspondents’ Sanner dinner on Saturday, April 25, 2026. (Courtesy of The Washington Post)
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He is expected back in court late Thursday morning for a pretrial detention hearing, where prosecutors are expected to argue that he should be held in custody before trial.
Fox News Digital has reached out to Allen’s attorneys.
