India, April 28 -- The man accused of opening fire near the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner in Washington, DC, has been formally arraigned in federal court on charges including attempted assassination of the US President Donald Trump and firearms offences, in a case that has shaken Washington's political and media establishment.

Cole Tomas Allen, 31, was presented before a federal court on charges of attempting to assassinate the US President along with two firearms-related offences. If convicted, he faces a potential life sentence.

During the hearing, he did not enter a plea and was represented by public defenders, who noted that he has no prior criminal record and is presumed innocent under the law.

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