Inside Trump press dinner shooting suspect's court appearance

BBC reports from Washington DC, where Cole Tomas Allen was charged with attempting to assassinate Donald Trump. Copyright current_year BBC. All rights reserved. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking. Copyright current_year BBC. All rights reserved. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking. BBC's Shaimaa Khalil in a split screen with Cole Tomas Allen wearing a graduation gown. BBC's Shaimaa Khalil in a split screen of an image of Cole Tomas Allen wearing a graduate gown. Inside Trump press dinner shooting suspect's court appearance Cole Tomas Allen is accused of storming the White House Correspondents' Dinner armed with a shotgun, a handgun and three knives on Saturday He has now been charged with attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump and two firearms offences. BBC News correspondent Shaimaa Khalil reports on what happened inside the courtroom. 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