Federal judge denies motion to disqualify prosecutors from WHCA dinner shooter case.
U.S. District Judge Trevor McFadden rejected a defense motion to remove Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro from the prosecution of Cole Tomas Allen. Allen is accused of attempting to assassinate President Trump during the White House Correspondents' Association dinner on April 26, 2026.
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Divergence score
5 outlets covered it, splitting into 4 framing camps across 2 bias groups.
4 camps
2 bias groups
The spectrum · how 5 outlets placed this story
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Washington Examiner
Newsmax
Daily Wire
The Hill
NY Post
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International angle
Widest split · the two outlets furthest apart, and who published first
First to report
- Daily Wirefirst
- NY Post+18 min
- Washington Examiner+42 min
- Newsmax+1.6 h
- The Hill+1.9 h
By each outlet's earliest publish time in this story. Feeds that index slowly can appear later than they printed.
The split, in one line
Outlets uniformly report the judge's ruling that neither Blanche nor Pirro is a victim of the alleged crimes. The Daily Wire uniquely highlights the suspect's manifesto and details about other assassination attempts against Trump.
How each outlet covered it
Only the right is covering this
One side of the spectrum has stayed silent. That absence is itself a signal.
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LEFT OUTLETS
0 of 5 outlets covering this story sit on that side of the spectrum.
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DOWN THE MIDDLE
“Judge denies correspondents' dinner shooting suspect's bid to disqualify Blanche, Pirro” · The Hill
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WEWashington Examiner Judge rejects accused WHCA Dinner shooter’s bid to disqualify Blanche and Pirro 90d ago NMNewsmax Judge: Pirro, Blanche Stay on WHCD Shooter Case - Newsmax 90d ago DWDaily Wire Judge Rejects Defense Move To Disqualify Top Prosecutors In WHCD Shooting Case 90d ago NYPNY Post WHCD shooting suspect Cole Allen loses bid to toss top prosecutors off his case 90d ago 6 tracked claims across 5 outlets
Fact ledger
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Claimed
Allen allegedly distributed a manifesto stating he would not permit a "pedophile, rapist, and traitor" and that administration officials were prioritized as targets.
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