Feds investigate thousands of suspected social media posts by alleged would-be Trump assassin: reports

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsFeds investigate thousands of suspected social media posts by alleged would-be Trump assassin: reportsCole Tomas Allen is believe to have raged against the president online, calling him a ‘traitor’Bruce Golding Tuesday 28 April 2026 21:15 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2966624","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/cole-allen-trump-shooting-investigation-b2966624.html","title":"Feds investigate thousands of social media posts by alleged would-be Trump assassin"}}CloseActing Attorney General Todd Blanche announces charges against Cole Tomas Allen, whose social media posts are under investigationSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSecti...