White House Shooting Suspect's Manifesto Hinted at a Plan to Kill Trump

A manifesto written before the attack by the suspect in the shooting at the White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) dinner has been made public. He did not directly mention President Donald Trump, but he revealed an intent to attack the president and government officials.
The New York Post reported on the 26th local time that it had obtained the manifesto written by Cole Tomas Allen, 31, who was arrested at the dinner the previous day. The newspaper said Allen sent the document to his family 10 minutes before the attack, and that Allen's brother, who lives in the State of Connecticut (CT), reported it to local police. The manifesto was signed, "Cole 'Coldfoce' 'Kindly Federal Assassin' Allen."
In the manifesto, Allen claimed, "I am an American citizen, and the actions of my representatives reflect me." He added, "I will no longer allow pedophiles, rapists, and traitors to dirty my hands with their crimes." He then emphasized, "Honestly, I've held that position for a long time, but this was the first real chance to do something about it." He also said, "If I could have found another way to get closer, I would have taken it."
The WHCA held its annual dinner event on the 25th at the Washington Hilton Hotel in Washington, D.C. Allen was caught while trying to pass through security with a shotgun, a pistol, and a knife, and then fired at security personnel. Donald Trump was evacuated immediately after the shooting, and the event was suspended. There were no casualties.
Allen wrote in the manifesto about his targets, "Government officials, except for Kash Patel, the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI): They are the targets. Priority goes to the highest-ranking officials first."
Allen said hotel security guards, police, and the National Guard would not be targeted unless they fired first, and that hotel staff and other guests were not targets. He also claimed of the hotel security, "If I had been an Iranian agent, I could have walked in here with an M2 machine gun and nobody would have noticed. It's absolutely ridiculous."
In connection with the case, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said in an NBC interview on the 26th that an early review of the investigation showed Allen had "actually targeted people who work in government, perhaps including the President of the United States." Allen was said to have stayed at the Washington Hilton Hotel the day before the incident.
Meanwhile, in a phone interview with Fox News on the 26th, Trump said of Allen, "If you read his manifesto, it is clear that he hates Christians." Trump stressed that Allen "had deep hatred in his heart for a long time. It was a religious issue. It was strongly anti-Christian."
pjw@fnnews.com Park Jong-won Reporter