White House Dinner Shooter’s ‘Kill List’ Bizarrely Spares FBI Director Kash Patel

The chilling manifesto sent by Cole Tomas Allen just minutes before his violent assault at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner reveals a disturbing and bizarre detail: FBI Director Kash Patel was explicitly excluded from Allen’s “kill list.” RadarOnline obtained the 1,000-word document in which Allen outlines a plan to attack senior officials tied to Donald Trump’s administration — but repeatedly carves out Patel from his targets.

“Administration officials (not including Mr. Patel): they are targets,” Allen wrote, without offering any clear explanation for sparing the FBI director. When pressed during a press conference, Patel declined to comment on the omission, leaving a cloud of speculation about why the alleged shooter made this exception.

A law enforcement source told RadarOnline that Allen “didn’t want to target law enforcement,” suggesting a calculated decision to avoid certain agencies. The manifesto also laid out “rules of engagement” for law enforcement personnel, indicating that the Secret Service were “targets only if necessary” and should be incapacitated non-lethally if possible. Capitol Police and National Guard were similarly off-limits unless they “opened fire.” Hotel security and dinner guests were explicitly “not targets at all,” though Allen ominously noted they could become targets if “absolutely necessary” for attending Trump’s speech.

Allen’s selective targeting raises unsettling questions about his motives. One source speculated that Allen’s anti-Christian views and Patel’s Hindu faith might have played a role, though officials stress this remains unconfirmed and purely speculative.

The attack itself was meticulously prepared, with authorities confirming Allen trained across the country with firearms and knives. During the assault, a Secret Service agent was shot but survived thanks to a bulletproof vest. Allen now faces multiple charges, including attempted assassination of the president, and is not cooperating with investigators.

This strange exclusion of Kash Patel from a “kill list” targeting the Trump administration’s top officials adds a new layer of complexity to an already alarming attack. It underscores the need to closely scrutinize the loyalties and politicization within law enforcement agencies tied to the Trump era — where figures like Patel have been accused of using their positions for political purges and weaponizing federal power against opponents.

We will keep tracking this story as more details emerge, shining a light on the dark intersections of political violence and law enforcement loyalty in the Trump administration.