Man accused of trying to kill Trump took photo with knife in hotel – authorities

An image contained in a court filing which US investigators said shows Cole Allen inside his hotel room in Washington on Saturday (Department of Justice via AP)

The man charged with trying to storm the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner and is accused of trying to kill US President Donald Trump took a picture of himself in his hotel room just minutes earlier, equipped with an ammunition bag, shoulder gun holster and a sheathed knife, investigators said.

Cole Allen wore black trousers, a black shirt and a red tie as he snapped the image in his room at the Washington Hilton, the venue where Mr Trump and hundreds of journalists were meeting for a gala on Saturday night, authorities said.