Prosecutors omitted a previously cited injury to a U.S. Secret Service agent in a Wednesday court filing, adding another layer of uncertainty to the fast-moving investigation into the attempted assassination of President Donald Trump at the Washington Hilton.
The 20-page filing, submitted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia, urges a federal judge to keep suspect Cole Allen detained pending trial, describing the alleged attack as a calculated effort to kill the president during the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner.
“The defendant traveled across the country with the explicit aim to kill the President of the United States,” prosecutors wrote, calling the incident “a planned attack of unfathomable malice.” The memo argues there are no conditions that would reasonably ensure public safety if Allen were released.
The government’s latest account includes new evidence, including a photo allegedly taken by Allen in his hotel room shortly before the shooting. Prosecutors
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