A federal judge ruled Monday that Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and DC US Attorney Jeanine Pirro would not be removed from the case against White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting suspect Cole Allen.
Lawyers for Allen — accused of crashing the April 25 black-tie soiree armed with two guns and knives with the aim of killing President Trump and as many members of his cabinet as possible — had argued that Blanche and Pirro were hopelessly conflicted by their attendance at the Washington Hilton that evening, as well as their closeness with Trump and statements about the incident.
US District Judge Trevor McFadden disagreed, writing in an 18-page opinion that the two “are unlikely to be trial witnesses, nor do they meet the legal definition of victims. Their statements about the investigation and friendships with the President likewise present no basis for screening them from the case.”
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