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First Thing: White House correspondents’ dinner suspect to be charged as motive examined

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Good morning. The suspected gunman in the shooting at the White House correspondents’ dinner on Saturday evening, identified as 31-year-old Cole Tomas Allen, from Torrance, California, is due to appear in court later today . He is expected to be formally charged with using a firearm during a violent crime and assault on a federal officer using a dangerous weapon. Investigators are looking into anti-Trump sentiment as a motive for the attacker who sought to breach the event in Washington DC where the US president and senior members of his administration were present. Officials have said the shooter likely was targeting Donald Trump and other senior administration officials. What will he be charged with? He faces charges of assault of a federal officer, discharging a firearm and attempting to kill a federal officer, but Blanche said depending on how the investigation went, he might also be charged with the attempted assassination of Trump. What’s the mood like in Washington?…

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