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Trial date set for Cole Tomas Allen in September 2027

A federal judge scheduled jury selection for 7 September 2027 in Washington, D.C., after the April 2026 attack on the White House Correspondents’ dinner.

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Trial date set for Cole Tomas Allen in September 2027

What this story says

  • A federal judge set a September 2027 trial date for Cole Tomas Allen, charged with attempting to kill President Donald Trump.
  • Jury selection will begin on 7 September 2027 in Washington, D.C., with the trial expected to last three to four weeks.
  • The attack occurred on 25 April 2026 at the Washington Hilton, where Allen fired a shotgun at a Secret Service officer protected by a bullet‑resistant vest.
  • Allen described himself as a “Friendly Federal Assassin” in letters to relatives.

Who covered it

Left 53%(10)Centre 42%(8)Right 5%(1)

Percentages are shares of the 19 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 1 of the 20 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .

Trust

76/100

Craft

77/100

Hype

12/100

20 sources · methodology

Thin on the right so far

Only 1 of the 19 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated right.

This story is still being watched, so it is a count and not yet a finding. Coverage keeps arriving for hours after an event, and a side that has published nothing this morning may publish by tonight. If it is still true when we stop checking, we will say so plainly.

Cole Tomas Allen, a resident of Torrance, California, faces an attempted assassination charge for firing a shotgun at a Secret Service officer during the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner on 25 April 2026. The officer was struck once in a bullet‑resistant vest and returned fire without hitting anyone. Allen was injured in the incident but not by gunfire. A federal judge later set a trial date for September 2027, with jury selection scheduled for 7 September in Washington, D.C., and an expected duration of three to four weeks. In letters sent to relatives before the attack, Allen referred to himself as a “Friendly Federal Assassin.”

“A federal judge has set a September 2027 trial date for a man charged with attempting to kill President Donald Trump at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner”

— ABC News

3–4 weeks

Expected trial length

According to multiple reports

What the coverage left out

The right‑rated digest does not mention Allen’s self‑description as a “Friendly Federal Assassin.” The left‑rated reports do not mention prosecutors’ recommendation for a May 2027 trial start.

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Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 1 time, most recently on 29 Oct 2026, 19:00, and will add the sides that appear.

How other outlets pictured it

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How each side covered it

Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.

Left

10 rated outlets

  • The left‑rated reports highlighted the attempt to kill President Donald Trump and the violent nature of the attack. ABC News, in its full article, led with the statement that a federal judge set a September 2027 trial date for a man charged with attempting to kill President Donald Trump at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner. It also reproduced Allen’s self‑description as a “Friendly Federal Assassin.” The St Catharines Standard digest echoed the same focus, noting the trial date and the charge of attempting to kill the president.

Centre

8 rated outlets

  • The centre‑rated outlets stressed the judicial process and procedural details. My Mother Lode’s full report noted that prosecutors had recommended a May 2027 start, but Judge Trevor McFadden set a later date after an attorney requested more preparation time. It also mentioned the early termination of the dinner and President Trump’s return to speak at the rescheduled event. The Record digest reiterated the trial date, jury selection date, and expected length of three to four weeks.

Right

1 rated outlet

  • The right‑rated Washington Times digest reported only the basic fact that a federal judge set a September 2027 trial date for a man charged with attempting to kill President Donald Trump at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner.

Questions about this coverage

How did the left and right cover Trial date set for Cole Tomas Allen in September 2027?
Of the 19 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 53% are rated left, 42% are rated centre, 5% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 20. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
Is Trial date set for Cole Tomas Allen in September 2027 left or right?
Neither side dominates it. Of the 19 rated outlets on this story, 53% are rated left, 42% are rated centre, 5% are rated right, and no side holds the 70% this site would want before calling a field one-sided. A story is not left or right in any case; the outlets that carried it are what carry ratings.
Is the coverage of Trial date set for Cole Tomas Allen in September 2027 biased?
Trial date set for Cole Tomas Allen in September 2027 is one event reported by 20 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
Which side is not reporting Trial date set for Cole Tomas Allen in September 2027?
When we first saw this story, outlets rated right had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.
Which outlets covered Trial date set for Cole Tomas Allen in September 2027?
20 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
When is the trial for Cole Tomas Allen scheduled to begin?
Jury selection is set for 7 September 2027 in Washington, D.C., and the trial is expected to run for three to four weeks, according to the reports.
What event did the attack target?
The attack targeted the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner held at the Washington Hilton on 25 April 2026.
How did Allen refer to himself in the letters to relatives?
In the letters he sent before the attack, Allen called himself a “Friendly Federal Assassin,” as reported by the outlets.

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