Acting Attorney General Says Suspect That Allegedly Targeted Trump Admin Is Not ‘Cooperating’
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche told CNN’s Dana Bash on Sunday that the alleged gunman who allegedly tried to force his way past a security checkpoint at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner was not cooperating…
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche told CNN’s Dana Bash on Sunday that the alleged gunman who allegedly tried to force his way past a security checkpoint at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner was not cooperating with authorities.
U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro announced late Saturday night that Cole Allen, a 31-year-old teacher from Torrance, California, had been charged with using a firearm in a violent crime and assaulting a federal officer. On “State of the Union with Jake Tapper and Dana Bash,” Bash asked Blanche how the Department of Justice had gathered information on Allen, who had told authorities he was targeting Trump administration officials, according to the New York Post.
“Is he talking to law enforcement or is this information that you got through other means?” Bash asked Blanche.
“It’s information we primarily got from other means, so we’ve already started talking to folks who knew him, we’ve already started going through the evidence that we collected,” the acting attorney general responded. “It’s been 12 hours, so this is not something that is over. It’s just starting, but that’s where we are this morning.”
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“Is he talking?” Bash followed up.
“No … I expect he’ll be charged tomorrow morning in federal court with two counts in a complaint,” Blanche replied. “We are not viewing him as cooperating right necessarily now, although we’ll see what happens going forward.”