WASHINGTON — Federal law enforcement officials believe an individual connected to an incident at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner had deliberately planned to target members of the Trump administration, according to Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche.
During an appearance on NBC’s “Meet the Press” on Sunday, Blanche revealed that investigators have determined the suspect had specific intentions. “It does appear that he, he did, in fact, have set out to target folks that work in the administration, likely including the President,” Blanche stated during the television interview.
The acting attorney general also disclosed that authorities believe the individual made a lengthy cross-country journey to reach the nation’s capital, traveling by rail from Los Angeles through Chicago before arriving in Washington, D.C.
