Suspected Gunman Charged With Attempting to Assassinate Trump

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The man accused of opening fire outside the White House Correspondents’ dinner faces a potential life sentence

Prosecutors have charged 31-year-old Cole Allen with three counts, including attempting to assassinate President Trump, unsealing a criminal complaint and affidavit against him.

Allen is suspected of firing shots Saturday outside the White House Correspondents’ dinner. He made his first appearance in federal court Monday in Washington, D.C., wearing bright-blue jail scrubs. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said authorities were still examining who shot a Secret Service officer wounded in the incident.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt called on Congress to fund the Department of Homeland Security and urged Democrats to tone down political rhetoric.

The gunman appeared to be acting alone, and had a shotgun, handgun and knives on him, officials said. Allen was a guest at the hotel where the dinner was taking place, and in a document he outlined security breaches that he said made getting firearms into the building easier than he expected.

The Trump administration is reviewing security for major events after the shooting.