Federal judge denies recusal motion for prosecutors in WHCA dinner shooting case.
U.S. District Judge Trevor McFadden rejected a motion by Cole Tomas Allen to disqualify acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro from his prosecution. Allen is accused of attempting to assassinate President Trump at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner on April 26.
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2 outlets covered it, splitting into 2 framing camps across 1 bias group.
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The Examiner provides extensive legal reasoning from the judge's 18-page decision, while the Post offers a brief ruling summary with minimal context.
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“Judge rejects accused WHCA Dinner shooter's bid to disqualify Blanche and Pirro”
“WHCD shooting suspect Cole Allen loses bid to toss top prosecutors off his case”
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