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US Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche (C), FBI Director Kash Patel (2nd R), and US Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro (L) hold a news conference at Department of Justice headquarters in Washington, DC, on April 27, 2026. The man accused in the shooting at a media gala attended by Donald Trump was arraigned in court Monday on charges of trying to assassinate the president and two firearms crimes. Cole Allen, 31, faces a sentence of up to life in prison if convicted of attempting to kill Trump during the incident on Saturday at the White House Correspondents Association dinner in Washington. (Photo by ANNABELLE GORDON / AFP via Getty Images)