Lance Gooden introduces bill to increase punishment for assassination attempts
EXCLUSIVE — Rep. Lance Gooden (R-TX) introduced legislation on Friday to make Cole Tomas Allen, the alleged shooter who targeted President Donald Trump at last month’s White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, eligible for the death penalty.
TL;DR
- Rep. Lance Gooden (R-TX) introduced the Protect the Presidency Act.
- The bill proposes making attempted assassinations of the president eligible for the death penalty.
- Current law allows up to life in prison for attempting to kill or kidnap the president.
- The legislation follows an alleged assassination attempt on President Donald Trump at a recent White House Correspondents' Association dinner.
- Cole Tomas Allen is the alleged shooter in the recent incident and faces federal charges.