Terrorism charge added against the man accused of trying to kill Trump at the Correspondents' Dinner

A federal grand jury has added a terrorism count against Cole Tomas Allen, the man accused of storming the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner in April in an attempt to assassinate President Trump, the New York Post reports.

The superseding indictment, announced by D.C. U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro, charges Allen, 31, with an act of terrorism while armed under D.C. law, a count that could carry a life sentence. Prosecutors allege he tried to kill the president "with the intent to influence the policy and conduct of a unit of government" through intimidation and coercion, and to intimidate "a significant portion of the civilian population."

Allen now faces five counts. He was already charged with attempting to assassinate the president, assaulting a federal officer with a deadly weapon, transporting a firearm across state lines to commit a felony, and discharging a firearm during a crime of violence. He pleaded not guilty to the earlier charges.

Prosecutors say Allen sent out an anti-Trump manifesto, then charged through a Secret Service checkpoint at the Washington Hilton on April 25 armed with a 12-gauge pump-action shotgun, a pistol, knives and a large amount of ammunition, firing at a Secret Service officer whose bulletproof vest stopped the round. Trump and Vice President JD Vance were rushed off the stage, and the president was not hurt.

Pirro, who was at the dinner, is overseeing the case; Allen's bid to disqualify her failed. A status hearing is set for Dec. 4, and trial is scheduled for Sept. 7, 2027.