Judge denies correspondents’ dinner shooting suspect’s bid to disqualify Blanche, Pirro
Summary
A federal judge decided that acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro can continue working on the case involving Cole Allen, the person accused of shooting near the White House Correspondents’ dinner. The judge rejected Cole Allen’s request to remove these officials from the case.Key Facts
- Cole Allen is accused of shooting near the White House Correspondents’ dinner.
- He asked the court to stop Todd Blanche and Jeanine Pirro from working on his case.
- Todd Blanche is the acting Attorney General.
- Jeanine Pirro is the U.S. Attorney involved in the case.
- A federal judge denied this request on Monday.
- The judge said past similar situations supported keeping the officials involved.
- The officials had attended the correspondents’ dinner and made public statements after the event.
- The court found these facts did not create a conflict requiring their removal.
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