FBI affidavit quotes White House press dinner shooting suspect expressing rage at ‘a pedophile, rapist and traitor’ – US politics live
An FBI affidavit accuses Cole Allen of planning to assassinate Donald Trump, citing his manifesto that labels Trump as a 'pedophile, rapist, and traitor.' In a recent interview, Trump vehemently denied these accusations and criticized the media for bringing them up. The situation has sparked discussions about Trump's past associations and legal issues related to sexual misconduct.
- ▪Cole Allen is accused of attempting to charge into the White House correspondents' dinner with intentions to kill Trump.
- ▪In his manifesto, Allen expressed his anger towards Trump, calling him a 'pedophile, rapist, and traitor.'
- ▪Trump has repeatedly claimed he was exonerated in relation to his connections with Jeffrey Epstein, despite ongoing scrutiny.
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17.21 EDTFBI affidavit accuses Cole Allen of wanting to kill Trump and expressing rage at 'a pedophile, rapist, and traitor'In his interview with 60 Minutes on Sunday, Donald Trump lambasted Norah O’Donnell for asking him to react to the words of the man accused of trying to assassinate him, Cole Allen, who wrote in his manifesto: “I am no longer willing to permit a pedophile, rapist, and traitor to coat my hands with his crimes.”After telling the CBS News interviewer that only “horrible people” would ask him about that, the president said: “Yeah, he did write that. I’m not a rapist. I didn’t rape anybody.”O’Donnell did a double take and said: “Oh you think – do you think he was referring to you?”“I’m not a pedophile. Excuse me. Excuse me. I’m not a pedophile,” Trump replied.
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