Cole Allen Called Himself a "Friendly Federal Assassin" and Targeted Officials "From Highest-Ranking to Lowest" — His Letter Is Now Public

Suspected shooter at White House Correspondents’ Dinner, Cole Allen allegedly sent a letter to his family minutes before opening fire at the event. According to reports, a 1,052-word letter signed "Cole 'coldForce' 'Friendly Federal Assassin' Allen." According to The New York Post, which published the full letter, Allen detailed the planned attack and framed it as a moral obligation.

The outlet reported, Cole Allen begins his letter with an apology to his family members, colleagues, and the bystanders at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. He then moved to justify the attack, arguing that the actions of his elected representatives reflect on him personally.

He continued, “I am no longer willing to permit a pedophile, rapist, and traitor to coat my hands with his crimes,” in an apparent reference to President Trump. Somewhere in the letter, he stated that his “targets” were “administration officials,” who were “prioritized from highest-ranking to lowest,” and that it didn’t include Kash Patel.

Allen said he chose "buckshot" over "slugs" in an effort to limit the number of people hurt. He continued, “I would still go through most everyone here to get to the targets if it were absolutely necessary (on the basis that most people *chose* to attend a speech by a pedophile, rapist, and traitor, and are thus complicit) but I really hope it doesn’t come to that.”

Law enforcement officials told The New York Post that a relative of Allen's had sent the letter to authorities.

The 31-year-old’s manifesto also referred to his Christian faith multiple times within a list of “rebuttals” to imagine objections to his actions. Allen referenced several contentious issues, including Venezuelan drug boats and the detention of undocumented immigrants. He argued that remaining silent in the others’ suffering is wrong, saying that ignoring the injustice they face amounts to supporting it.

In addition, he also mocked the security lapse at the Washington Hilton during such a high-profile event. “I expected security cameras at every bend, bugged hotel rooms, armed agents every 10 feet, metal detectors out the wazoo. What I got (who knows, maybe they’re pranking me!) is nothing.” He stated that the first thing he noticed upon entering the hotel was the “sense of arrogance.”

Allen wrote, “I walk in with multiple weapons, and not a single person there considers the possibility that I could be a threat. The security at the event is all outside, focused on protestors and current arrivals, because apparently no one thought about what happens if someone checks in the day before.” He mocked the “insane” level of “incompetence” in the manifesto, further stating, “I very sincerely hope it’s corrected by the time this country gets actually competent leadership again.”

Continuing with his rant, the 31-year-old stated that he was an Iranian citizen; he could’ve easily “brought a d--- Ma Deuce” going unnoticed.

In the letter's closing passages, Allen wrote that he felt "awful," describing nausea and a desire to "cry for all the things I wanted to do and never will, along with a sense of having let others down". He also doubled down on the anger he felt over the administration’s actions.

According to Attorney General Todd Blanche, investigators believe Allen traveled by train from Los Angeles to Washington via Chicago, apparently to avoid scrutiny from air travel security.