Says we have an obligation to cater to the attempted assassin. We will provide you what is needed to make you comfortable in the Iron Bar. Let us tell you that this POS does not deserve sympathy, what he deserves is to be found guilty and given the electric chair.
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Judge Zia Faruqui: 5 things on US judge facing backlash for apology to Cole Tomas Allen
Judge Zia Faruqui a member of the Capitol Outreach Muslim Bar Association, is facing backlash after he apologized to White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooter Cole Tomas Allen, for the treatment he got in jail.
Updated on: May 05, 2026 6:56 AM IST
Judge Zia Faruqui is facing backlash after he apologized to White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooter Cole Tomas Allen, for the treatment he got in jail.
Allen has been accused of attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump. Faruqui was apologizing for the ‘legally deficient’ treatment he got, which included being placed on suicide watch, being separated from other inmates, and being denied access to a Bible.
“Whatever you’ve been through, I apologize,” he said, adding, “Right now, it’s not working. It’s insufficient. I think it’s legally deficient.”
Faruqui’s statement drew backlash from many online. Jeanine Pirro, United States attorney for the District of Columbia, wrote on X “Welcome to Washington, DC, where U.S. Magistrate Judge Faruqui believes a defendant armed to the teeth and attempting to assassinate the president is entitled to preferential treatment in his confinement compared to every other defendant.”