Shooting near Trump is officially terrorism now
Just in case shooting outside a high-profile ballroom wasn't legally heavy enough, prosecutors just turned the dial all the way up.
The guy accused of popping off rounds outside the Washington Hilton during the White House Correspondents' Dinner back in April just got hit with a whole new level of trouble.
Cole Tomas Allen was already facing attempted assassination charges after putting a bullet into the chest of a Secret Service officer, who thankfully survived thanks to body armor and returned fire.
Now, federal prosecutors have officially slapped him with an armed act of terrorism. The argument from the grand jury indictment is that the attack wasn't just targeted violence, but an intentional effort to coerce the government and terrify the public into political submission.
Attempting to take out a president outside an annual black-tie press roast is certainly one way to guarantee spending the rest of a natural life in federal custody.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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