'The Pedophile, The Rapist, And the Traitor' Cole Allen's Complete Manifesto Targets Controversial Government Figures, Calls Himself the 'Friendly Federal Assassin'

Just ten minutes before the shooting at the White House Correspondents' Dinner began, Cole Tomas Allen sent an email to his family members offering a detailed and disturbing look into the suspect's motives, political anger, and final reflections before the attack.

The message, signed with the aliases 'coldForce' and 'Friendly Federal Assassin', combines apologies to loved ones, criticisms of government leaders, and comments about what Allen described as failures in event security.

Authorities have not publicly verified every aspect of the manifesto, but the document is already drawing intense scrutiny from investigators seeking to understand Allen's planning and state of mind before the violence unfolded.

'And I am no longer willing to permit a pedophile, rapist, and traitor to coat my hands with his crimes.' – Cole Tomas Allen

Cole Allen's Apologies to Family and Innocent Bystanders

The email opens with Allen apologising to multiple groups, including his parents, co-workers, students, travellers, hotel staff, and other individuals he believed were placed at risk by his actions.

He acknowledged deceiving those around him about his whereabouts and referenced the likelihood that he would be injured during the attack. He also expressed sympathy and regret toward people he believed had suffered from broader political and social injustices.

The opening section presents a contradictory tone: remorse toward personal acquaintances while simultaneously justifying violence as necessary.

Cole Allen's Manifesto Reveals Political Rage

Much of the manifesto centres on Allen's fury toward the Trump administration. He repeatedly used inflammatory language to describe leaders he viewed as corrupt or criminal.

Allen wrote things like: 'The Pedophile, The Rapist, and the Traitor', referencing the Epstein files, cases and court convictions, public grievances and testimonies against President Donald Trump, despite not specifically mentioning the president's name.

Allen framed the attack as an act of personal responsibility, writing that he could no longer allow elected officials to reflect their crimes onto him as an American citizen. He claimed he had waited for what he believed was the first realistic opportunity to act.

The document also includes a chilling section in which he outlined who he considered legitimate targets and who he claimed he hoped to avoid harming, namely Kash Patel, the current director of the FBI. Investigators often examine such passages as evidence of premeditation and operational intent.

Religious and Moral Arguments

Allen also anticipated criticism of his actions and devoted part of the email to refuting what he called likely objections.

He referenced Christianity, arguing that nonviolence applies only to personal suffering, not when others are oppressed. He also rejected arguments that the timing was wrong or that someone else should have acted instead.

Experts note that attackers sometimes use moral or ideological language to rationalise violent behaviour, presenting themselves as reluctant actors rather than aggressors.

Claims of Security Lapses at the WHCA Event

In the final section, Allen abruptly changed tone and criticised what he described as weak security surrounding the hotel and event attended by high-profile officials, including the president and vice-president of the United States.

He claimed he was able to move through the area with weapons without being challenged and said, protections appeared focused on outside protesters and arriving guests rather than individuals already inside the venue.

Those assertions have not been independently confirmed, but they are likely to become a major focus of internal reviews and investigations involving the Secret Service and event organisers.

Final Emotional Remarks in Manifesto

Despite the manifesto's aggressive political rhetoric, Allen ended his manifesto by describing intense emotional distress. He wrote that he felt sick, wanted to cry, and regretted the betrayal of people who trusted him.

The closing lines suggest a person torn between anger, despair, and self-awareness, though ultimately willing to carry out violence.

As investigators continue reviewing the attack, Cole Allen's manifesto may offer insight into the suspect's mindset—but it also underscores the danger of extremist thinking mixed with personal grievance and access to weapons.

The following is presented in full, unedited form:

'Hello everybody!

So I may have given a lot of people a surprise today. Let me start off by apologizing to everyone whose trust I abused.

I apologize to my parents for saying I had an interview without specifying it was for "Most Wanted."

I apologize to my colleagues and students for saying I had a personal emergency (by the time anyone reads this, I probably most certainly DO need to go to the ER, but can hardly call that not a self-inflicted status.)

I apologize to all of the people I traveled next to, all the workers who handled my luggage, and all the other non-targeted people at the hotel who I put in danger simply by being near.

I apologize to everyone who was abused and/or murdered before this, to all those who suffered before I was able to attempt this, to all who may still suffer after, regardless of my success or failure.

I don't expect forgiveness, but if I could have seen any other way to get this close, I would have taken it. Again, my sincere apologies.

On to why I did any of this:

I am a citizen of the United States of America. What my representatives do reflects on me. And I am no longer willing to permit a pedophile, rapist, and traitor to coat my hands with his crimes. (Well, to be completely honest, I was no longer willing a long time ago, but this is the first real opportunity I've had to do something about it.)

While I'm discussing this, I'll also go over my expected rules of engagement (probably in a terrible format, but I'm not military so too bad.)

Administration officials (not including Mr. Patel): they are targets, prioritized from highest-ranking to lowest.

Secret Service: they are targets only if necessary, and to be incapacitated non-lethally if possible (aka, I hope they're wearing body armor because center mass with shotguns messes up people who *aren't*

Hotel Security: not targets if at all possible (aka unless they shoot at me)

Capitol Police: same as Hotel Security

National Guard: same as Hotel Security

Hotel Employees: not targets at all

Guests: not targets at all

In order to minimize casualties I will also be using buckshot rather than slugs (less penetration through walls)

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.

Rebuttals to objections:

Objection 1: As a Christian, you should turn the other cheek.

Rebuttal: Turning the other cheek is for when you yourself are oppressed. I'm not the person raped in a detention camp. I'm not the fisherman executed without trial. I'm not a schoolkid blown up or a child starved or a teenage girl abused by the many criminals in this administration.
Turning the other cheek when *someone else* is oppressed is not Christian behavior; it is complicity in the oppressor's crimes.

Objection 2: This is not a convenient time for you to do this.

Rebuttal: I need whoever thinks this way to take a couple minutes and realize that the world isn't about them. Do you think that when I see someone raped or murdered or abused, I should walk on by because it would be "inconvenient" for people who aren't the victim?
This was the best timing and chance of success I could come up with.

Objection 3: You didn't get them all.

Rebuttal: Gotta start somewhere.

Objection 4: As a half-black, half-white person, you shouldn't be the one doing this.

Rebuttal: I don't see anyone else picking up the slack

Objection 5: Yield unto Caesar what is Caesar's.

Rebuttal: The United States of America are ruled by the law, not by any one or several people. In so far as representatives and judges do not follow the law, no one is required to yield them anything so unlawfully ordered.

I would also like to extend my appreciation to a great many people since I will not be likely to be able to talk with them again (unless the Secret Service is *astoundingly* incompetent.)

Thank you to my family, both personal and church, for your love over these 31 years.

Thank you to my friends, for your companionship over many years.

Thank you to my colleagues over many jobs, for your positivity and professionalism.

Thank you to my students for your enthusiasm and love of learning.

Thank you to the many acquaintances I've met, in person and online, for short interactions and long-term relationships, for your perspectives and inspiration.

Thank you all for everything.

Sincerely,
Cole "coldForce" "Friendly Federal Assassin" Allen

PS: Ok now that all the sappy stuff is done, what the hell is the Secret Service doing? Sorry, gonna rant a bit here and drop the formal tone.

Like, 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.

No damn security.

Not in transport.

Not in the hotel.

Not in the event.

Like, the one thing that I immediately noticed walking into the hotel is the sense of arrogance.

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.

Like, this level of incompetence is insane, and I very sincerely hope it's corrected by the time this country gets actually competent leadership again.

Like, if I was an Iranian agent, instead of an American citizen, I could have brought a damn Ma Deuce in here and no one would have noticed shit.

Actually insane.

Oh and if anyone is curious is how doing something like feels: it's awful. I want to throw up; I want to cry for all the things I wanted to do and never will, for all the people whose trust this betrays; I experience rage thinking about everything this administration has done.

Can't really recommend it! Stay in school, kids.'

(Full manifesto reproduced verbatim, as reported by the New York Post.)