Chief Judge James Boasberg denied a motion by U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro to vacate earlier rulings against her investigation into former Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, citing concerns the legal threat to the Fed may persist despite the investigation's closure.
U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro said Sunday that ballistics evidence shows Cole Tomas Allen, the alleged White House Correspondents' Association dinner shooter, fired the shot that hit a Secret Service agent's protective vest. Allen, 31, of California, has been charged with attempting to assassinate President Trump and discharging a firearm during a crime of violence. The shooting marked the third attempt on Trump's life since 2024. Allen remains in custody after waiving his right to challenge detention, and his attorneys are seeking to remove him from suicide precautions in jail.
Investigators have recovered a buckshot pellet from the bulletproof vest of a Secret Service agent shot at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, linking suspect Cole Tomas Allen, 31, of Torrance, Calif. to the attack. Allen allegedly fired a Mossberg pump-action shotgun at the security checkpoint at the Washington Hilton on April 25, striking the agent. He has been charged with attempted assassination, discharging a firearm during a crime of violence, and illegally transporting guns and ammunition across state lines. Prosecutors say evidence shows he tracked the president's movements on his phone.
U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro revealed ballistics evidence confirms Cole Tomas Allen, the alleged White House Correspondents' Association dinner shooter, fired the buckshot that struck a Secret Service agent's protective vest at the Washington Hilton. The 31-year-old California man has been charged with attempting to assassinate President Trump and discharging a firearm during a crime of violence. This marks the third assassination attempt on Trump's life since 2024.
Surveillance video released Thursday shows alleged would-be assassin Cole Tomas Allen, 31, casing the Washington Hilton Hotel on April 24 and then storming a Secret Service checkpoint the next evening during the White House Correspondents' Association dinner where President Trump was speaking. Allen allegedly wielded a 12-gauge pump-action shotgun and was shot by a Secret Service officer. He was also carrying a .38-caliber pistol, ammunition, and multiple knives. The officer struck by gunfire was not seriously injured due to protective gear. Allen, a Caltech graduate from Torrance, California, is charged with trying to assassinate Trump and related firearms offenses.
U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro released video surveillance footage showing Cole Tomas Allen, a 31-year-old California resident, casing the Washington Hilton Hotel on April 24 before allegedly attacking a Secret Service checkpoint the next night during the White House Correspondents' Association dinner where President Trump was scheduled to speak. The video shows Allen sprinting through a checkpoint with a 12-gauge pump-action shotgun, at which point a Secret Service officer fired multiple shots, striking an agent who was protected by gear. Allen is charged with trying to assassinate Trump, transporting firearms in interstate commerce, and discharging a firearm during a crime of violence.
U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro released video showing Cole Tomas Allen, 31, casing the Washington Hilton Hotel on April 24 before allegedly attempting to assassinate President Trump at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner the next night. The footage shows Allen running through a Secret Service checkpoint with a long gun as an officer fires at him. A Secret Service agent was struck but not seriously injured because protective gear stopped the bullet. Allen, a Torrance, California resident, is charged with trying to assassinate Trump and other crimes.
US President Donald Trump and the head of the Secret Service said on Thursday the federal agent injured during the attack at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner had not been hit by friendly fire, as authorities released a video of the incident. Jeanine Pirro, the US Attorney for the District of Columbia, posted the nearly six-minute video on social media amid lingering questions over whose bullet struck the officer. Pirro noted that the security footage captured suspect Cole Tomas...
US President Trump and Secret Service Director Sean Curran confirmed that a Secret Service agent was shot at point blank range by suspect Cole Tomas Allen, 31, during the White House Correspondents' Association dinner attack. Authorities released video showing the suspect firing at the agent as he ran through security. The agent returned fire with five shots but did not hit the suspect, who fell after hitting his knee. The US attorney for Washington stated there is no evidence the agent was hit by friendly fire.
Two Democratic senators sent a letter to U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro criticizing her decision to temporarily pause the criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell rather than fully closing it. Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Dick Durbin questioned whether political motivations drove the probe, which focused on cost overruns in a Fed renovation project. Powell had called the subpoenas pretextual, saying the Trump administration was displeased with him for not cutting interest rates faster.
Jeanine Pirro a annoncé l’abandon des poursuites contre Jerome Powell, président de la Fed, pour le dépassement des coûts de rénovation de ses bâtiments.
The US Department of Justice is dropping its criminal investigation into Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell regarding renovations at the Fed headquarters that went over budget. Trump-appointed US Attorney Jeanine Pirro announced she directed her office to close the investigation, clearing the path for Kevin Warsh, Trump's nominee to replace Powell, to be confirmed. The investigation, first made public in January, drew bipartisan criticism with Senator Thom Tillis blocking Warsh's nomination until it ended. Powell had called the investigation 'pretexts' meant to pressure the central bank to lower interest rates.
A Chilean man who admitted stealing then-Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's Gucci handbag from a D.C. restaurant was sentenced to three years in prison. Mario Bustamante Leiva, 50, who is in the U.S. illegally, will be deported after serving his sentence. He pleaded guilty to three counts of wire fraud and one count of first-degree theft for a string of purse thefts at Washington restaurants in April 2025.
