A US judge on Monday apologized to the man accused of attempting to assassinate Donald Trump for the “legally deficient” treatment he has faced in a Washington DC, jail, including being placed on suicide watch, separated from other inmates and denied a Bible.

The US magistrate judge Zia Faruqui said he was disturbed by the conditions for Cole Allen, who allegedly fired a shotgun during a foiled attack on Trump and senior officials in his administration at a 25 April press gala. The judge said the conditions were inappropriate for a person with no criminal history.

“Whatever you’ve been through, I apologize,” Faruqui said during a court hearing.

  • BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.cafe
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    2 days ago

    I would not at all put it past this admin to have some guys that saw that movie, and just said ‘lets do that’.

    Some guy? You mean Trump? His entire worldview seems to come from movies and TV. Just the other day he was claiming that 86 is a mob term meaning “Kill him,” then he realized he was saying that he knew mob guys, and he quickly pivoted to “…in the MOVIES, they say that.”

    What a fucking putz, this fucking guy.