Raskin says he hopes for transparent investigation into WHCA dinner shooting

Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) on Sunday expressed hope that a transparent investigation into the shooting at Saturday’s White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) dinner will be conducted. “I hope that this investigation is done with complete openness and transparency and integrity,” Raskin, who was attending the event , told host Dana Bash on CNN’s “State of the Union.” Raskin also said that, despite his issues with their leadership, he will give acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and FBI Director Kash Patel the “benefit of the doubt” with respect to the investigation into Saturday’s incident. That investigation has already begun, as Blanche told Bash earlier Sunday that investigators have spoken to those who knew the suspect and are going through evidence that they collected. The suspect, though, is not “cooperating” with investigators, according to the acting attorney general. Multiple outlets identified the alleged gunman as 31-year-old Cole Allen, from Torrance, Calif. The Hill has not independently verified the identity of the suspect. Blanche also noted that the FBI, along with state and local law enforcement in Los Angeles and the nation’s capital, executed search warrants on electronic devices that they believe belong to the suspect. “We’re still looking to try to understand a motive,” the acting attorney general noted. …