Gala Shooting Suspect Pleads Not Guilty to Trying to Kill Trump

The man accused of trying to assassinate President Donald Trump at a Washington hotel gala last month pleaded not guilty during a hearing in federal court Monday.

Cole Tomas Allen, 31, has been charged with attempted assassination and gun offenses following a shootout April 25 with Secret Service agents at the hotel where Trump was attending the White House Correspondents’ Association annual dinner. A magistrate judge ordered him to remain locked up while the criminal case proceeds.

Allen was wearing an orange jumpsuit and appeared calm during the proceeding.

Allen was arrested outside the Washington Hilton ballroom after he tried ...