"The complaint itself, filed on Monday, April 27, charged Allen with an attempt to assassinate the President and discharging his gun during the course of a crime. It did not charge him with assaulting a federal officer, 18 USC 111, as they would have if they could prove it."
"One Secret off Secret Service officer was shot in the chest, but was wearing a ballistic vest that worked. This heroic officer who was hit fired five times at Allen, who was not shot, but fell to the ground and was promptly arrested."
"Nevertheless, Todd Blanche made the alleged shot at the officer central to his heroic story of law enforcement working. But we also should recognize what did not happen. Law enforcement did not fail."
In an incident involving Cole Allen's alleged attempt to shoot the President, a Secret Service officer fired five shots but missed. The officer was shot in the chest but survived due to a ballistic vest. The government did not substantiate claims that Allen shot the officer. The complaint charged Allen with attempting to assassinate the President but did not include assaulting a federal officer. The actions of law enforcement were described as professional and indicative of their training and commitment to the rule of law.
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