Gala Shooting Suspect Seeks to Disqualify DOJ Officials (1)

The man charged with trying to kill US President Donald Trump during an attack at a gala in the nation’s capital last month is seeking to disqualify top Justice Department officials from being involved in his prosecution.

Cole Tomas Allen said Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and District of Columbia US Attorney Jeanine Pirro should be disqualified because they are potential crime-scene witnesses and have made public comments that are prejudicial to his defense.

“There is a fine line between disinterested prosecution and a prosecution stained with apparent conflicts of interest,” Allen’s lawyers said in a court filing late Thursday. ...