A federal judge has set a trial date for the man accused of trying to kill President Donald Trump at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner earlier this year.

Jury selection for Cole Tomas Allen 's trial is scheduled to start on Sept. 7, 2027, and the trial in Washington, D.C., is expected to last three to four weeks.

Prosecutors wanted the trial to begin in May 2027 but U.S. District Judge Trevor McFadden set the later date after one of Allen's attorneys requested more time to prepare.

Video showed Allen, of Torrance, California, allegedly rushing the media dinner with guns and knives and firing a shotgun at a Secret Service officer who tried to stop the April 25, 2026, attack at the Washington Hilton hotel. The officer was struck once in a bullet-resistant vest and fired five shots but didn’t hit anybody, authorities said.…