Prosecutor Pirro Confirms Shooter Hit Secret Service Agent in Trump Assassination Attempt; Suspect Fights Suicide Watch

U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro dropped a bombshell Sunday on CNN’s "State of the Union," confirming that Cole Tomas Allen, charged with attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump, fired the shot that hit a Secret Service agent during last weekend’s attack at the Washington Hilton.

Pirro revealed that ballistics tests proved a buckshot pellet lodged in the agent’s protective vest came from the Mossberg pump-action shotgun Allen allegedly wielded as he tried to storm the ballroom where Trump, Vice President JD Vance, and top administration officials were gathered. “It is definitively his bullet,” Pirro stated bluntly. “He had every intention to kill him and anyone who got in his way on his way to killing the president of the United States.”

Allen, 31, from California, has been in custody since the shooting. Prosecutors have charged him with attempted assassination and discharging a firearm during a crime of violence. While no new charges have been announced yet, Pirro hinted more could be on the way.

This brazen attack marks the third assassination attempt on Trump since 2024, underscoring the heightened security risks surrounding the former president and his inner circle.

Adding another twist, Allen’s defense team filed a motion Saturday demanding he be removed from suicide precautions while jailed. They argue the continued placement on suicide watch violates his due process rights under the Constitution, noting he has shown no suicidal tendencies.

According to the defense, suicide precautions severely restrict Allen’s ability to communicate with visitors, make phone calls, access legal resources, or even use commissary. They claim this amounts to punishment without cause and hinders his ability to mount an effective defense.

A jail nurse reportedly assessed Allen on May 1 and recommended ending suicide watch, but he remains under these restrictions. Allen’s lawyers insist his ongoing confinement under such protocols is unnecessary and unjust, calling for immediate relief.

This case not only exposes a violent attack on democracy’s doorstep but also raises serious questions about the treatment of defendants and their constitutional protections in high-profile political cases. We will be watching closely as the legal battle unfolds and more details emerge.