Judge Lets DOJ Officials Stay On Case

A federal judge has blocked efforts to remove top Justice Department officials from prosecuting the man accused of attempting to assassinate President Trump at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. The judge ruled that their presence at the event or any connections to it don’t disqualify them, since the accused, Allen, isn’t charged with harming those specific individuals and there’s no evidence he knew they’d be there. Allen faces serious charges including attempted assassination and assaulting a federal officer after allegedly storming a security checkpoint with weapons and firing a shotgun at a Secret Service agent — an incident that forced the dinner to shut down. He’s pleaded not guilty, and if convicted on the assassination charge alone, could face life in prison. The Secret Service agent returned fire without hitting anyone, and Allen was injured but not shot. The ruling allows the prosecution to continue with key officials still in charge. Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/79ba388733a3ec65