Judge apologizes to White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting suspect Cole Allen over jail conditions | 4 May 2026 | A D.C. federal judge apologized Monday to the man accused of trying to assassinate President Trump and his top aides at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, saying the suspect’s jail conditions are too harsh. U.S. Magistrate Judge Zia M. Faruqui told alleged wannabe killer Cole Allen, 31, he was sorry that the suspect had been held under suicide watch despite a mental-health exam finding he did not pose a threat to harm himself, according to Politico. Faruqui said it was the court’s job to make sure Allen was jailed responsibly and fairly — and that the accused killer was “being treated differently than anyone I’ve ever observed.” “Whatever you’ve been through, I apologize for the prior week,” the judge told Allen, according to a report by USA Today.