WASHINGTON — The man who allegedly attacked the White House Correspondents’ Dinner last month pleaded not guilty Monday in federal court to four criminal charges, including attempting to assassinate the president of the United States. Cole Tomas Allen, 31, of California, appeared before U.S. District Judge Trevor McFadden in Washington, D.C., to be arraigned on […]
According to Cole Allen's motion to disqualify Jeanine Pirro as prosecutor in his case, she had made six sometimes wildly emotional comments about his alleged attack.
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Jeanine Pirro's refusal to recuse from the Cole Allen prosecution already threatened to undermine the otherwise strong case against him. But then she decided to blab nonstop about the case publicly, making at least one false claim. That's the kind of thing that could undermine an important prosecution.
The post Reality TV in Lieu of Justice: Jeanine Pirro Will Endanger the Cole Allen Prosecution…
A judge issued an apology to Cole Tomas Allen, the alleged White House Correspondents' Dinner attacker, for how he has been treated while being held in jail.
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La fiscal estadounidense Jeanine Pirro reveló detalles sobre un escalofriante presunto intento de asesinato, y afirmó que el video no deja lugar a dudas. […]
WASHINGTON — The man who allegedly targeted President Donald Trump at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner agreed in federal court Thursday to remain jailed as the Department of Justice continues its investigation, including examining ballistics to prove a single shot fired at a Secret Service agent came from the defendant’s weapon. Cole Tomas Allen, 31, […]
When Cole Allen's attorneys specifically asked if DOJ had evidence that Allen actually hit a Secret Service Agent in the chest, as the complaint and Todd Blanche claim, Jocelyn Ballantine instead claimed the ballistics are still being completed.
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The suspect in the attack at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Saturday night was prepared for a mass casualty event, prosecutors said in a document filed in federal court early Wednesday. Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, and three assistants in her office signed a memorandum asking a judge to […]
WASHINGTON — The California man said by federal prosecutors to have opened fire just outside the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, where President Donald Trump was in attendance alongside Cabinet members and lawmakers, was charged Monday with attempting to assassinate the president, administration officials said. The 31-year-old identified by authorities as Cole Tomas Allen was […]
Jeanine Pirro included almost no evidence in the complaint accusing Cole Allen of attempting to assassinate President Trump other than Allen's reference to a pedophile, rapist traitor.
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President Donald Trump safely evacuated the White House Correspondents Dinner at a hotel in Washington, D.C., on Saturday night after shots were fired by an alleged lone gunman. About two hours after the shots were fired, Trump, still wearing his tuxedo, addressed a roomful of reporters also in formalwear at the White House briefing room. […]
WASHINGTON — The Department of Justice dropped its investigation Friday of the Federal Reserve and Chair Jerome Powell over building renovation costs, a move that could open the door for new Fed leadership next month — and signaled a victory for North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis. U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro said her office closed the […]
WASHINGTON — The Department of Justice dropped its investigation Friday of the Federal Reserve and Chair Jerome Powell over building renovation costs, a move that could open the door for new Fed leadership next month — and signaled a victory for North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis. U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro said her office closed the […]
The Fed chair has been an enabler of the economy’s hyper-financialization and speculative excess. Resistance to Trump is too low a bar.
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It is not clear who will run the Fed after the expiration of Powell's term if the Senate has not confirmed Kevin Warsh.
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“Kash Patel has filed a defamation lawsuit against The Atlantic, accusing the magazine and its reporter Sarah Fitzpatrick of defamation over an article that alleged the FBI director… has a habit of ‘excessive drinking and unexplained absences,’ among other recurring behavioral patterns.” — Politico
The fake news media is once again smearing a hard-working member of our administration.…
Owen Ford stands accused of first-degree murder in the death of a man shot and killed in the middle of the afternoon on 14th Street NW. The dispute started over the sale of a PlayStation 5. The 18-year-old had been arrested less than a week prior when police found him carrying an illegal pistol with […]
Jeanine Pirro and Todd Blanche have asked to wipe away the terrorist, sedition, and other convictions of the Proud Boy and Oath Keeper leaders, clearly branding the GOP as the party of terrorism.
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President Donald Trump has to nominate someone to replace Attorney General Pam Bondi and, big surprise: His options are all bad.
Ahead of Bondi’s ouster Thursday, reports were already swirling that a dissatisfied Trump was planning to tap Lee Zeldin, administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, to replace her.
Since taking on his role in January 2025, Zeldin has been a fierce supporter…
VA’s EHR modernization project is one of the largest IT contracts in the federal government. The project has stalled under multiple administrations.
WASHINGTON — A federal judge blocked the Trump administration’s subpoenas to probe the Federal Reserve and Chair Jerome Powell, pointing to “a mountain of evidence” that President Donald Trump is using the investigation to force lower interest rates, according to an order unsealed Friday. In a scathing 27-page order issued Wednesday, Chief Judge James Boasberg for […]
Jacob Winckler spent almost four months fighting a felony charge because a Secret Service Agent felt like something illegal occurred in the wake of Charlie Kirk's death.
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Jacob Winckler spent almost four months fighting a felony charge because a Secret Service Agent felt like something illegal occurred in the wake of Charlie Kirk's death.
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Donald Trump is dropping his attempt to prosecute six congressional Democrats who made a video urging federal law enforcement and members of the military not to obey illegal orders.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Washington, D.C., led by Jeanine Pirro, had sought to indict lawmakers two weeks ago, but a federal grand jury issued a rare denial. Pirro has subsequently decided to stop pursuing the…
U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro's office is allegedly halting a case against several Democrats who took part in a video and encouraged military members to disobey orders, according to a report.
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The Supreme Court has enabled many of the Trump administration’s worst abuses over the past 14 months, particularly when it comes to his mass deportation plans. The justices’ shadow docket has largely served as a Pez dispenser for injunctions to stay the most significant lower court rulings against Trump. And while the Roberts court bucked its own deferential tendencies to declare the president’s…
Friday on FNC's "Hannity," U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro vowed there was more to come regarding the criminal investigation of Benghazi after the Department of Justice announced suspect Zubayar al-Bakoush had been extradited to the United States to face murder, arson and terrorism-related charges.
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Federal officials have arrested a suspected leader of the 2012 attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, and U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi vowed he will face "American justice."
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