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Gunman carried stunning amount of ammo during latest Trump assassination attempt: feds

Cole Thomas Allen, the man accused of attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump during the White House Correspondents Association dinner, reportedly had 100 rounds of ammunition on him at the time of the incident.

On Tuesday, a four-count indictment charged Allen with attempting to assassinate the president, assaulting an officer with a deadly weapon, illegally transporting a firearm across state lines, and using a firearm during a violent crime.

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Trump admin employee charged with threatening president's life: 'You decided to kill kids'

FAA employee Dean DelleChiaie, 35, has been charged "for interstate communication of a threat" to kill President Donald Trump.

In a press release on Tuesday, the Department of Justice said DelleChiaie "conducted various internet searches on his government work computer in late January, like how to get a gun into a federal facility, previous assassination attempts against the President, the percentage of the population that wants the President dead."

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MAGA lawmaker claims Trump assassination attempt was deep state 'inside job'

Following the attempt on President Donald Trump's life at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) argued that a 2024 assassination attempt in Pennsylvania was an "inside job" by the deep state.

Speaking to Luna on the Pod Force One podcast this week, New York Post columnist and host Miranda Devine revealed that the FBI had been "hostile" to her after she disputed reports that Pennsylvania shooter Thomas Crooks was not a Trump supporter.

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Judge 'clearly annoyed' at Trump DOJ over 'unprecedented' move in would-be shooter hearing

U.S. Magistrate Judge Moxila A. Upadhyaya was reportedly "clearly annoyed" after President Donald Trump's Department of Justice prosecutors tried an "unprecedented" move at a detention hearing for the alleged White House Correspondents' Association dinner gunman.

During Thursday's hearing, attorneys for Cole Allen conceded that their client would be detained without bail. However, prosecutors demanded the right to make arguments even though the judge had declared them unnecessary.

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Pirro won't say if gunman hit Secret Service: 'The agent did not shoot himself'

Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, declined to definitively say that a gunman at the White House Correspondents' Dinner shot a Secret Service agent.

During a Thursday interview on Fox News, anchor Dana Perino revealed that the network's sources were told that the gunman, Cole Allen, shot an agent when he discharged his shotgun at the Washington D.C. Hilton on Saturday.

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MAGA host slams 'mentalist' at press dinner shooting: 'Why didn't he see this coming?'

Real America's Voice anchor Eric Bolling expressed outrage after a so-called mentalist performing for President Donald Trump failed to predict a gunman at the White House Correspondents' Dinner.

As the alleged gunman was storming a security checkpoint at the Washington Hilton on Saturday night, Oz Pearlman was performing tricks for Trump and his wife.

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'How was it staged?' Alex Jones floats fresh conspiracy theory on shooting

Right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones suggested that Israel may have played a part in the shooting at the White House Correspondents' Dinner to influence American foreign policy.

During his Monday show, Jones noted that White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt had said that the war with Iran had been won as he was preparing for the broadcast.

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Republican hit with backlash over call for 'hangings': 'Itching to bring back lynching'

Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) was accused of wanting to "bring back lynching" after he called to legalize public hangings as a form of capital punishment.

Burchett made the remarks on Friday after the Department of Justice announced that it was expanding execution methods to include firing squads.

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'The man was disarmed': Tom Homan confronted on Alex Pretti killing at TPUSA event

U.S. border czar Tom Homan at a right-wing Turning Point USA event faced questions about immigration agents killing Minnesota resident Alex Pretti.

At a TPUSA event on Thursday, host Benny Johnson invited members of the audience to ask Homan questions. One young man demanded "accountability" for Pretti's killing.

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Virginia ex-lieutenant governor kills wife and himself: police

Former Virginia lieutenant governor Justin Fairfax shot his wife to death and then killed himself, authorities in Annandale said.

On Thursday, officials confirmed to Fox 5 that Fairfax was found in their home at the 8100 block of Guinevere Drive. Two bodies were identified as Fairfax and his wife.

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GOP lawmaker goes scorched earth: Execute Americans with 'any terrorist sympathies'

Rep. Brandon Gill (R-TX) called to execute people in the United States if they were suspected of "any terrorist sympathies."

During a Monday interview, MAGA influencer Benny Johnson complained to Gill after Mohamed Bailor Jalloh, a former National Guard member who killed two people at Old Dominion University, was set free from prison after a conviction related to support of the Islamic State or ISIS.

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Gun activists hand out AR-15 magazines at Capitol to defy upcoming ban

Documentarian Ford Fischer captured video of pro-gun activists handing out free 30-round AR-15 magazines outside the Virginia State Capitol, in a direct challenge to pending legislation set to ban the sale of such magazines in the state.

The distribution occurred ahead of the expected signature of a bill that would prohibit the sale of high-capacity magazines in Virginia, marking a significant policy shift for the state. The activist giveaway represents an apparent attempt to circumvent the incoming ban by placing magazines in circulation before the law takes effect in July.

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Old Dominion shooter previously convicted of trying to help ISIS attack US soil: report

The gunman who allegedly attacked Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia, on Thursday has been connected to support for the Islamic State, also known as ISIS or ISIL.

New York Post columnist Karol Markowicz first reported that Mohamed Jalloh was likely responsible for two people being injured at Old Dominion. The gunman later died.

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