Receipts
Cole Allen — Blunder
Source material on the White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting case — the press briefing, the charging documents, and the physical evidence being used to sort out conflicting accounts.
DOJ press conference (Blanche / Patel / Pirro)
Watch the briefing announcing charges →Video evidence & media analysis
Washington Post: breakdown of the shooting sequence →Pretrial detention filing
Government memo arguing for detention (PDF) →Scene footage
Reporter footage showing bullet holes in the wall near where Allen fell.
Watch the scene breakdown →What this set of sources establishes
- Federal charges include attempted assassination and firearm offenses.
- The government’s narrative describes a premeditated attack, with the shooter firing first.
- Reporting conflicts on who fired and in what order.
- Physical and ballistic evidence is being used to resolve those discrepancies.