Ryan Lucas

Again, that's according to a White House official speaking on condition of anonymity.

And then you also have the president sharing photos of the suspect on social media not long after this all happened on Saturday night.

This is all highly unusual, I have to say.

Traditionally, particularly once there's a suspect in custody, which was immediate in this instance, prosecutors will speak in court and court filings.

And that's pretty much it.

Yes, after the assassination attempt on President Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania during the 2024 campaign, if you think back to that, the FBI did give updates on what they were finding out in their investigation.

But they were able to do that in large part because the gunman there was dead.

So they were not trying to build a case to prosecute in court.

And here, of course, prosecutors will do that with the suspected gunman here.

Well, investigators are continuing to interview witnesses and people who knew Allen.

They'll be building a profile.

They'll be trying to trace his actions, his footsteps, so to speak, in the weeks, days, and, of course, hours leading up to what happened on Saturday night.

So far, officials say they believe Allen acted alone.

They don't see any sort of foreign involvement, foreign nexus here.

Now, Justice Department officials have said that Allen will face charges.

As of now, those will be the initial ones are expected to be assault on a federal officer with a dangerous weapon and using a firearm in a crime of violence.

They also expect to add more down the line.

Allen, as we said at the top, is expected to appear in federal court in D.C.

today.

So we may learn more then.