Judge apologizes to Trump WHCD alleged shooter after he complained about mediocre jail conditions
A liberal federal judge in D.C. sparked outrage after apologizing to Donald Trump’s alleged assassin for the restrictions placed on him behind bars.
Cole Tomas Allen, 31, has been in 24-hour custody since being taken into federal custody after prosecutors said he tried to access a White House Correspondents’ Association dinner in an attempt to kill the President.
Magistrate Zia Faruqui harshly criticized the lawyers regarding the conditions of Allen’s detention during the hearing held on Monday afternoon. When Allen was first incarcerated, he was placed on suicide watch.
‘I should at least apologize to him. We have to make sure he’s well taken care of. “Mr. Allen, I’m sorry that everything wasn’t as it should have been,” the judge said.
Faruqui went on to compare Allen’s prison sentence to those arrested for the riot at the Capitol on January 6, 2021.
“In my opinion, it is extremely disturbing that a person with no criminal history is subjected to a five-point restraint,” Faruqui added. ‘This is disturbing. I have never heard of a defendant being placed in five-point handcuffs or a secure cell on January 6th. If the only way to keep him safe is the most punishing thing, that’s a problem.’
The judge ordered officials at the D.C. jail to notify him of the prison accommodation Allen requested by tomorrow morning. Allen’s attorneys filed a motion Sunday requesting that his prison suicide watch restrictions be lifted.
While Judge Faruqui warned the prison authorities, he emphasized that Allen will be presumed innocent until proven guilty. But Allen released a manifesto admitting he planned the attack, and video footage captured the assassin running past the Secret Service, shotgun in hand, before agents opened fire.
Magistrate Zia Faruqui harshly criticized the lawyers regarding the conditions of Allen’s detention during the hearing held on Monday afternoon. When Allen was first jailed, he was placed on suicide watch
Faruqui compared Allen’s prison sentence to the defendants’ arrest for the riot at the Capitol on January 6, 2021.
Trump’s allies and online supporters reacted angrily to the judge’s apology to Allen, demanding his removal. Allen did not enter a defense in the case.
‘Dismiss this judge IMMEDIATELY!’ wrote MAGA phenom Eric Daugherty in X.
Nick Sortor, a popular online Trump supporter, also criticized Faruqui: ‘WTF? D.C. magistrate judge Zia Faruqui apologized to WHCA shooter Cole Allen for the “treatment” he has received so far in prison. DC judges are a JOKE.’
Last week, Allen appeared in court alongside public defenders wearing an orange jumpsuit and white tank top. He maintained his calm and emotionless demeanor throughout the hearing.
He faces three charges, including attempted assassination of the president and two weapons charges.
Federal prosecutors released a chilling selfie of Allen in his hotel room, apparently covered in guns, moments before he stormed a security checkpoint in an alleged plot to kill Donald Trump.
Prosecutors say he took a mirror selfie in his hotel room in full evening gown at 8:03 p.m., just minutes before he arrived at the event armed with a shotgun.
‘He was wearing a black shirt, black trousers and a red tie tucked into his trousers,’ the court filing states.
Cole Tomas Allen, 31, has been in 24-hour custody since being taken into federal custody
Four gunshots were heard at White House Correspondents after Allen sped past the Secret Service
Allen charged Secret Service while carrying a shotgun, a handgun and multiple knives
Prosecutors say Allen was armed with seven knives during the attack
He was also wearing a ‘small leather bag’ filled with ammunition, a shoulder holster, a sheathed knife, pliers and wire cutters.
Prosecutors say after taking the selfie, Allen called back to the President’s show at 8:13 p.m., then looked at the live video, which Trump arrived at at 8:27 p.m., and then sent the emailed confession to family and friends at 8:30 p.m.
Video footage published by the Washington Post on Tuesday also provides the clearest look yet at the first four seconds of the confrontation, during which agents fired at Allen and missed every shot.
A police officer draws his gun within two seconds of Allen appearing on camera, then fires multiple shots in his direction; At least some bullets pass near other agents as Allen passes them.
Footage taken from a fixed angle does not show Allen firing his gun, but authorities charged him with discharging a firearm during a violent crime.
His shotgun’s muzzle flash is not visible as he speeds past the agents.
After the video emerged, the Secret Service responded by claiming that its security measures had been ‘rigorously tested’ and were ‘critical in mitigating the threat and preventing serious harm.’
