Manifesto Reveals Alleged Gunman Picked One Trump Official to Spare
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The gunman who tried to storm the White House Correspondents’ Association planned to spare one Trump appointee: FBI Director Kash Patel.
Cole Thomas Allen, 31, sent a sprawling manifesto to his family moments before he exchanged gunfire Saturday with Secret Service agents at the Washington Hilton in D.C., the https://nypost.com/2026/04/26/us-news/whcd-gunman-cole-allen-sent-anti-trump-manifesto-to-family-just-before-opening/" rel="" target="_self" title="https://nypost.com/2026/04/26/us-news/whcd-gunman-cole-allen-sent-anti-trump-manifesto-to-family-just-before-opening/">New York Post first reported.
In the document, Allen referred to himself as the “Cole ‘coldForce’ ‘Friendly Federal Assassin’ Allen,” and outlined his plan to kill Donald Trump and his top administration officials, with the notable exception of Patel.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/manifesto-reveals-alleged-gunman-picked-one-trump-official-to-spare/">Read more at The Daily Beast.
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