# Alleged White House Correspondents’ Dinner gunman Cole Thomas Allen hit with new terrorism charge

- community: Politics (politics)
- author: todayincourt
- posted: 2026-11-14T09:08:29.355425Z (4h ago)
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Cole Thomas Allen, 31, was charged Friday with five counts, including a terrorism charge, in a new indictment tied to the April White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting. The terrorism charge could bring a life sentence.

- The superseding indictment (a new indictment that replaces earlier charges) was announced by DC US Attorney Jeanine Pirro.
- Prosecutors say Allen sent a manifesto against President Trump before entering the Washington Hilton with a shotgun and firing at a Secret Service officer, striking a bulletproof vest.
- Earlier charges included attempting to assassinate Trump, assaulting a federal officer with a deadly weapon, transporting a firearm interstate to commit a felony, and discharging a firearm during a crime of violence.