Judge apologizes to accused White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooter and makes Jan. 6 comparison

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsJudge apologizes to accused White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooter and makes Jan. 6 comparisonThe judge presiding over the attempted assassination case against Cole Tomas Allen apologized for the ‘disturbing’ treatment the suspect had experienced in jailJosh Marcus in San Francisco Monday 04 May 2026 21:20 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":"b2970276","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/judge-apologize-trial-cole-allen-correspondents-dinner-b2970276.html","title":"Judge says sorry to accused Correspondents’ Dinner gunman and makes Jan. 6 comparison"}}CloseProsecutors release video of armed man storming Correspondents’ DinnerSign 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":"receiveInside...