# WHCA dinner suspect slapped with new terrorism charge

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4 outlets covering · First listed: Washington Examiner, Nov 13, 2026, 1:00 PM · Read it: <https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/crime/4803020/whca-dinner-suspect-cole-tomas-allen-new-terrorism-charge/>

A federal grand jury added a new terrorism charge against Cole Tomas Allen, the man accused of attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner earlier this year. Allen, a 31-year-old California resident, was indicted in May on four charges, including attempting to kill the president at the April 25

## Who's covering it

In the order they published:

- Nov 13, 2026, 10:30 AM: [Man accused in WHCA dinner shooting faces new terrorism charge](<https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/6218905-whcd-trump-assassination-terrorism-charge/>) — The Hill (Newspaper, United States, rated Center)
  Cole Tomas Allen, the man accused of attempting to assassinate President Trump at the White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) dinner earlier this year, faces an additional charge of terrorism , new court filings showed Thursday. Allen allegedly ran past security, shot a Secret Service agent and attempted to enter the ballroom to shoot the president…
- Nov 13, 2026, 10:57 AM: [Feds add D.C. terrorism charge for White House Correspondents’ Dinner gunman](<https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/feds-add-dc-terrorism-charge-white-house-correspondents-dinner-gunman-rcna609174>) — NBC News (TV network, United States, rated Lean left)
  A federal grand jury has added an attempted terrorism charge to the case of Cole Tomas Allen, the man arrested at the White House Correspondent’s Dinner Association dinner in April.
- Nov 13, 2026, 12:27 PM: [Alleged White House Correspondents’ Dinner gunman Cole Thomas Allen hit with new terrorism charge](<https://nypost.com/2026/11/13/us-news/alleged-white-house-correspondents-dinner-gunman-cole-tomas-allen-hit-with-new-terrorism-charge/>) — NY Post (Newspaper, United States, rated Lean right)
  Cole Thomas Allen faces a new terrorism charge carrying a potential life sentence over the White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting.
- Nov 13, 2026, 1:00 PM: [WHCA dinner suspect slapped with new terrorism charge](<https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/crime/4803020/whca-dinner-suspect-cole-tomas-allen-new-terrorism-charge/>) — Washington Examiner (Magazine, United States, rated Lean right)
  A federal grand jury added a new terrorism charge against Cole Tomas Allen, the man accused of attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner earlier this year. Allen, a 31-year-old California resident, was indicted in May on four charges, including attempting to kill the president at the April 25