WASHINGTON — Cole Tomas Allen found time to snap a chilling selfie in his room at the Washington Hilton about 30 minutes before he tried to assassinate President Trump and members of his cabinet during Saturday night’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner, federal prosecutors said Wednesday.
Allen, 31, pictured himself at 8:03 p.m., smirking before heading downstairs and attempting to barge through a security checkpoint while carrying two firearms and multiple knives.
The alleged would-be assassin wore an all-black get-up with a red tie and was strapped in with sheathed knives, guns, and extra ammo, as well as “pliers and wire cutters.”
Allen sent his now-infamous manifesto, which he called an “Apology and Explanation,” to members of his family at approximately 8:30 p.m., the feds said.