According to the federal complaint, "The defendant, did knowingly and willfully make a threat to take the life of, to kidnap, or to inflict bodily harm upon the President of the United States."
Allen's lawyers are pushing for the court to free their client ahead of his trial, saying the government has not offered enough evidence to keep him behind bars.
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