San Francisco State University recently hosted a "Genital Piercing Workshop" where it also gave away sex toys to students . An adv...

San Francisco university hosts genital piercing workshop with sex toy giveaway for students

San Francisco State University recently hosted a "Genital Piercing Workshop" where it also gave away sex toys to students.

An advertisement on San Francisco State University’s website advertised a Tuesday "Genital Piercing Workshop" promoted by the Associated Students Education and Referral Organization for Sexuality (EROS). 

The event was described as an "informative workshop to learn the basics and safety of all types of genital piercings and safer sex tips."

'MENSTRUAL MUTUAL AID' WORKSHOP FOR 'NON-CIS MENSTRUATORS' HOSTED BY UC DAVIS LGBTQIA

Participants were encouraged to "join to enter a sex toy giveaway."

An Instagram post from the EROS account described the event as "an informative and educational workshop that will take a deep dive on the safety, aesthetics, and brief historical cultural background on body piercings," adding that "Associated Students welcomes persons with disabilities and can make reasonable accommodations upon request." 

The group’s Instagram page also advertised various other sexually themed events, including a BDSM workshop last month, which was described as an event where participants "learn how position training strengthens the D/s dynamic, and how to assert Dominance through calm authority and intentional communication."

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It also highlighted that participants are "invited to explore physical and psychological elements of position training during the demo portion. Participants will gain skills to develop mutual trust, respect, and mindfulness between Dominant and submissive."

According to San Francisco State University, the institution receives millions in state funding per year. 

Fox News Digital reached out to San Francisco State University for comment. 

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Happy Friday — and Happy Alien Files Release Day to all who celebrate! We made it. We're done with another week, and now we're barre...

Mallory Edens sizzles on the beach while ex Aaron Rodgers eyes a return, X-Files' hantavirus warning & aliens!

Happy Friday — and Happy Alien Files Release Day to all who celebrate! We made it. We're done with another week, and now we're barreling towards the second full weekend of May.

Where should we start? Aliens? The rat virus? Are we still in a war with Iran? I have no clue. I assume so. A LOT of action right now in the US of A. You can call us a lot of things, but boring ain't one of 'em! You always have to be on your toes in this country, especially during this age.

But, that's why this class exists. It's why we win (alleged) awards. We keep up with the news, so you don't have to.

Let's roll.

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Welcome to a Friday Nightcaps — the one where Milwaukee Bucks Heiress Mallory Edens hits the beach while ex-boyfriend Aaron Rodgers mulls another season in Pittsburgh. Are the two related? Nope. But, here we are.

What else? I've got the best of the rest from a loaded week of #content, Tyreek Hill is having a typical NFL offseason, and Jenn Sterger celebrated May the Fourth as Princess Leia. Lord knows it's better than going as that lunatic Mark Hamill.

OK, grab you a coconut creme pie for National Coconut Creme Pie Day and settle in for a Friday 'Cap!

For those Nightcaps veterans, you know where this is going. We do it every year. Frankly, we do it multiple times a year.

For those new to class, here's the correct Mount Rushmore of Pies to celebrate this great day:

Yep. Chicken pot pie always makes the list, no matter the time of year. Nothing hits better than a hot chicken pot pie on May 8th in Florida. Especially today, when it's supposed to reach 92. The best!

I will say, coconut creme pie is super underrated in the world of pies. It deserves far more respect than it gets. Not here, though. We respect the veterans in this class.

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OK, let's get it going. It's a Friday and I feel like cutting out early in case the aliens get pissed off enough that they decide to invade later on.

Bucks Heiress Mallory Edens turned 30 recently, and we somehow missed it. Today, we make amends.

Happy 30th, Mallory!

Been a while since we checked in with Mallory. Good to see she's doing well! I know she and Aaron Rodgers split up years ago, but man, what a great time that was.

Now, Aaron is married to some girl who we STILL somehow haven't identified and is apparently considering returning to the Steelers this season. How long is this dude gonna play? I realize the QB situation in Pittsburgh isn't great, but do Steelers fans still want Aaron Rodgers?

I would've bet big money that last year was his final season. Maybe it still will be? The guy changes his mind every other day. He'll be 43 later this year. Wild.

OK, let's get to the best #content from a big week filled with aliens and rats!

Another solid week. A weird one, admittedly, but a solid one. We have a lot of balls in the air right now, as I mentioned at the top. We're really living in a true "choose-your-own-adventure" game at the moment. What a time to be alive.

Couple thoughts ...

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Speaking of ... let's go ahead and rapid-fire this Friday class into a big weekend. First up? Let's stick with aliens ... and the rat virus!

Whoaaaaaaaaaa Nellie! I'm not a conspiracy theorist, at all. My wife, on the other hand, often jokes about the birds in our yards being robots, and I'm never 100% sure she's joking.

But ... this isn't the best look for us. Surely this is just coincidence, right? Right?

... Right?!

I'm moving on, quickly ... to Tyreek Hill!

For those who missed it, Tyreek was in court this week to begin his battle against 6-1, 250-pound OnlyFans model, Sophie Hall.

Hall alleges that — and I hope you're sitting down for this — Hill invited her over a few summers ago to practice some football in the backyard. Seriously. He then had her do an offensive line drill, and she promptly knocked the 5-11 Hill to the ground. Hall then claims that Hill was so embarrassed by this, he fractured her leg.

Naturally, Hall claims, Hill then gave her a piggyback ride to the bedroom and they had a full night of sex. As one does, of course.

Hill claims Hall broke her leg because she tripped on a dog.

And there's your weekly NFL offseason update! Perfect. No notes. 10/10.

OK, that's it for today — and this week! Good work all around. Let's have a big weekend and keep the momentum rolling. We're two weeks away from Memorial Day. Keep fighting.

See you Monday.

OutKick Nightcaps is a daily column set to run Monday through Friday at 4 p.m. (roughly, we’re not robots).

Were you let down by the alien report? Email me at Zach.Dean@OutKick.com.



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A viral clip of Secretary of State Marco Rubio delivering a hopeful vision for America's future while answering a question this week at...

Viral Marco Rubio clip on his vision for America sparks more 2028 speculation

A viral clip of Secretary of State Marco Rubio delivering a hopeful vision for America's future while answering a question this week at the White House is stoking more buzz about a possible 2028 presidential bid.

Rubio, in his debut performance at a White House briefing, gave an uplifting answer that noted America's "story of perpetual improvement" when asked about his hope for the country in the years ahead.

Recordings of the secretary of state's 53-second answer, including a campaign-style video put out by Rubio's team, grabbed tons of views on social media.

The frenzy is understandable, as every move and each comment Rubio makes is often seen as a possible prelude to a potential White House run in the race to succeed his boss, term-limited President Donald Trump.

RUBIO GAINS MOMENTUM IN HYPOTHETICAL 2028 GOP PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION RACE AS VANCE REMAINS CLEAR FRONT-RUNNER

Rubio, briefing reporters ahead of his current overseas trip, including Thursday's meeting with Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican amid strained relations due to recent critical comments of the U.S.-born pontiff from Trump, said his "hope for America is what it’s always been. I think it’s the hope I hope we all share. We want it to continue to be the place where anyone from anywhere can achieve anything, where you’re not limited by the circumstances of your birth, by the color of your skin, by your ethnicity, but frankly, it’s a place where you are able to overcome challenges and achieve your full potential."

"I think that should be the goal of every country in the world, frankly, but I think in the U.S. – we’re not perfect. Our history is not one of perfection, but it’s still better than anybody else’s history," Rubio said. "And ours is a story of perpetual improvement. Each generation has left the next generation of Americans freer, more prosperous, safer, and that is our goal as well."

The secretary, who is a devout Catholic, added, "But it is a unique and exceptional country and, as we come upon this 250-year anniversary, I think we have a lot to learn and be proud of in our history. It is one of perpetual and continuous improvement, where each generation has done its part to bring us closer to fulfilling the vision that the founders of this country had upon its founding."

A clip of the comments grabbed over 6 million views on X.

Rubio's team also put out a minute-long vertical video of the soliloquy that included voice-over video of the secretary of state, Trump, jets flying over the White House, a diverse mix of Americans, the late President Ronald Reagan and the American flag being raised.

The video, on the secretary's X account, was viewed over 3 million times and grabbed the attention of some of the biggest names in MAGA world.

Right-wing activist Laura Loomer, who is close to Trump, retweeted the video and said, "Wow! This looks like it could be a launch video for a Presidential campaign. Amazing production quality and vibes."

Meanwhile, Elon Musk retweeted a separate video of the Rubio comments.

Vice President JD Vance has long been seen as the heir apparent to Trump and his MAGA and America First base. While Vance remains the hypothetical clear frontrunner ahead of the start of the 2028 White House race, which won't ignite until after this year's midterm elections, Rubio appears to be on the rise.

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Thanks to an increase in his responsibilities and public profile, more recently around the U.S. operation in Venezuela and the war against Iran, Rubio has seen speculation and support for a possible presidential bid soar in recent months.

Among the most notable evidence is Rubio's strong second-place finish in March in the 2028 Republican presidential nomination straw poll at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC).

Rubio, who was one of more than a dozen Republican contenders who ran and lost to Trump in the tumultuous 2016 presidential race, grabbed 35% of the vote at CPAC when the straw poll results were announced this past weekend, up from a mere 3% a year earlier.

Vance, who is popular with MAGA and America First groups, finished first at 53%. While the vice president saw his support slightly edge down from 61% last year, Vance's numbers are higher than anyone else in CPAC presidential straw poll history other than Trump.

Rubio insists he'll support Vance if the vice president launches a White House campaign.

"If JD Vance runs for president, he's going to be our nominee, and I'll be one of the first people to support him," Rubio told Vanity Fair late last year.

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Vance, who like Rubio has highlighted his Catholic faith, will likely get plenty of chances next month to spotlight his devotion amid the release of his new book, "Communion: Finding My Way Back to Faith."

VANCE IN 'CATBIRD SEAT' FOR 2028 GOP PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION, BUT THESE REPUBLICANS MAY ALSO RUN

Partially fueling Rubio's rise has been Trump, who has lavishly praised his secretary of state.

The president recently declared that Rubio would go down as "the greatest secretary of state in history."

Trump has also promoted a Vance-Rubio ticket — calling it "unstoppable" a few months ago — but has not said who should be at the top of the ticket.

But the president said last year that Vance is "most likely" his heir apparent. "In all fairness, he's the vice president," Trump added.

And Trump, in an interview on NBC News' "Meet the Press" last year, called Vance a "fantastic, brilliant guy."

Trump, who has yet to say whom he would endorse in the race for the 2028 Republican presidential nomination, added in that interview, "certainly you would say that somebody’s the VP, if that person is outstanding, I guess that person would have an advantage."



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As President Donald Trump continues to express anger at NATO European allies for their lack of help in the war with Iran, he’s making clear...

Trump ‘right to be outraged’ by Europe’s betrayal on Iran, says former Thatcher advisor

As President Donald Trump continues to express anger at NATO European allies for their lack of help in the war with Iran, he’s making clear their behavior comes at a cost.

In the weeks during the war and since the ceasefire, the president has hit back not just with words but with definitive actions against several of those countries.

On Saturday, Trump said that he would withdraw more than the initial 5,000 U.S. troops from Germany as stated by the Pentagon, after Berlin’s leader denigrated the American effort to stop Iran’s regime from building a nuclear weapon.

TRUMP WEIGHS PULLING US TROOPS FROM GERMANY AMID CLASH WITH CHANCELLOR OVER IRAN WAR

A day earlier he said about Germany that "We're gonna cut way down. We're cutting a lot further than 5,000." The Trump administration previously announced a contraction of 5,000 troops in Germany after the country’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Iran’s regime "humiliated" Trump.

In an apparent state of panic, Merz walked back his attack on Trump and his Iran strategy on Sunday. The chancellor wrote on X: "The United States is and will remain Germany‘s most important partner in the North Atlantic Alliance. We share a common goal: Iran must not be allowed to acquire nuclear weapons."

Trump ratcheted up his troop reduction number against Germany amid his comments about downsizing U.S. boots on the ground in Spain and Italy because they failed to aid America in the war against Iran. The president’s anger at Western European countries has been simmering for weeks and could lead to profound changes in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).

TRUMP CRITICIZES SPAIN AMID IRAN, NATO RIFT AS PM SANCHEZ FACES QUESTIONS OVER POLITICAL MOTIVES

Nile Gardiner, the director of the Margaret Thatcher Center for Freedom at The Heritage Foundation, told Fox News Digital, "The lack of support for the United States has been nothing less than treacherous. I think the president has the right to be outraged by the lack of support from key European allies."

He said, "There is a very deep-seated cultural appeasement in Europe toward the Iranian regime that goes back many decades, and a flat-out refusal to accept the reality of the immense dangers of a nuclear-armed Iran. European leaders are sleepwalking toward destruction with this perilous path they have taken.

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"The lack of support for the United States is how far Europe has gone toward losing its moral compass. Iran is a genocidal regime that threatens to wipe Israel off the map." He noted that the Islamic Republic has killed huge numbers of its population.

Gardiner, a former advisor to Lady Margaret Thatcher said, "If you listen to European leaders, it's as if the U.S. is the villain here."

Merz, speaking last week in Marsberg, criticized the U.S. approach to Iran, saying Washington was being "humiliated by the Iranian leadership" and expressing hope the conflict would end "as quickly as possible."

Gardiner said of Merz’s remarks, "Comments like these actually help the propaganda of the Iranian dictatorship. It is astonishing that a German chancellor would make these kinds of remarks at a time of war… and the German chancellor is giving comfort to the Iranian regime. It is disgusting."

Numerous Fox News Digital press queries sent to Merz’s spokesman Stefan Kornelius were not returned.

Before his announcement on the troop withdrawal from Germany, and in response to a question about reducing U.S. troops in Spain and Italy, Trump responded, "I mean, they haven't been exactly on board. Yeah, probably. Yeah, I probably will… Italy has not been of any help to us. And Spain has been horrible. Absolutely horrible."

Spain’s socialist prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, has taken a belligerent stand toward the U.S. and Israeli military campaign against the Iranian regime, forbidding the U.S. from using its military bases in Spain to refuel aircraft or prepare for military action. He has decried the campaign as illegal while staying quiet on the regime’s murder of thousands of protesters and its increased drive to produce ballistic missiles and acquire nuclear weapons-grade enriched uranium.

Gardiner said, "The Spanish have been the worst by a long way. At least the Germans and Italy have allowed the use of its own bases. The Spanish have refused to cooperate in any way with the war."

Trump told the Italian daily Corriere della Sera last month about the country's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni,  "I'm shocked at her. I thought she had courage, but I was wrong."

The Europe expert, Gardiner, sees a wide gulf between how mainly Western European countries and the United States view the preservation of Western civilization, freedom, democracy and liberty.

"Europe has lost both its ability and its will to fight. The United States is clearly willing to fight to defend Western civilization and the free world. Much of Europe has given up on this, especially Western Europe. It is an appeasement mindset cojoined with weakness and pacifism and also a growing acceptance by European leaders of mass migration and Islamification."

He added, "Europe has fundamentally changed over the last 20 years beyond recognition, and yet Europe’s ruling elites accept it seemingly as a fact, with some notable exceptions."

Trump took the United Kingdom and France in March to task for their postion on the war against Iran.

"The Country of France wouldn’t let planes headed to Israel, loaded up with military supplies, fly over French territory," Trump wrote on Truth Social.

"France has been VERY UNHELPFUL with respect to the ‘Butcher of Iran,’ who has been successfully eliminated! The U.S.A. will REMEMBER!!!," he wrote.

Trump also wrote, "All of those countries that can’t get jet fuel because of the Strait of Hormuz, like the United Kingdom, which refused to get involved in the decapitation of Iran, I have a suggestion for you."

"Number 1, buy from the U.S., we have plenty, and Number 2, build up some delayed courage, go to the Strait, and just TAKE IT."

"You’ll have to start learning how to fight for yourself, the U.S.A. won’t be there to help you anymore, just like you weren’t there for us. Iran has been, essentially, decimated. The hard part is done. Go get your own oil!"

Gardiner said the crisis over the Iran war shows that Europe has surrendered. The big Western Europeans have embraced "defeatism," and "they do not care. It is as simple as that. And future generations will have to pay the price for the course Europe is taking now," he said.

Fox News' Brittany Miller and Solly Boussidan contributed to this report.



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Election officials in Fulton County, Georgia, asked a federal judge to reject a U.S. Department of Justice effort to obtain identifying deta...

Fulton County pushes back on DOJ effort to obtain election workers' names

Election officials in Fulton County, Georgia, asked a federal judge to reject a U.S. Department of Justice effort to obtain identifying details for people who worked on the 2020 election in the county.

The Fulton County Board of Registration and Elections (FBRE) filed a 27-page motion Monday asking the Georgia federal court to quash a grand jury subpoena issued by the DOJ.

The motion to quash called the subpoena "an unprecedented and harassing grand jury subpoena" and characterized it as the DOJ's "latest effort to target and harass the President’s perceived political enemies — this time election officials, poll workers, and volunteers in Fulton County whom Donald Trump continues to disparage as he perpetuates his false claim that they 'stole' the 2020 election."

The subpoena, according to the FBRE motion, requests that the Board send information for thousands of poll workers and county employees to an out-of-district U.S. attorney and an FBI agent. The motion argues that the probe be quashed on grounds that it cannot result in criminal prosecution "because, among other things, the statutes of limitations have expired for any purported 2020 crimes."

GEORGIA'S FULTON COUNTY FILES MOTION SEEKING RETURN OF 2020 ELECTION MATERIALS SEIZED BY FBI

Trump lost the state of Georgia by a razor-thin margin in 2020, prompting Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to announce a recount by hand. The Nov. 18, 2020, recount confirmed that former President Joe Biden won the state by 11,777 votes.

The subpoena represents the latest from the Trump administration in an effort to investigate alleged voter fraud in Georgia.

In January, the DOJ filed a lawsuit against Raffensperger to compel him to produce an unredacted statewide voter registration database.

FBI'S FULTON COUNTY WARRANT SOUGHT ELECTION RECORDS, VOTER ROLLS FROM 2020 ELECTION

Five days later, FBI agents conducted a search at the Fulton County Election Hub and Operation Center as part of a probe related to the 2020 election.

The FBI also filed search warrants in February revealing a probe into missing ballots and chain-of-custody problems in Georgia's biggest county.

FBRE's pushback claims, in part, that Trump's efforts amount to "arbitrary fishing expeditions."

Trump officials, meanwhile, defend their efforts as necessary to ensure election integrity.

"Interference in U.S. elections is a threat to our republic and a national security threat," Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard said in a letter to Congress in February.

Fox News Digital reached out to spokespeople for the White House, the DOJ, the DNI, the FBI and for the chairman of the Fulton County Board of Commissioners but did not immediately receive a response.



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Dolly Parton's health comes first. On Monday, the legendary country star—who has faced several health setbacks over the past year—took...

Dolly Parton cancels Las Vegas residency as health issues force her to step back from stage performances

Dolly Parton's health comes first.

On Monday, the legendary country star—who has faced several health setbacks over the past year—took to social media to share "some good news and a little bad news" about her condition, explain how it will affect her career moving forward and open up about why she chose to cancel her upcoming Las Vegas residency.

"I'm here to give you an update on a few things going on in my life," Parton started the video. "First, it is concerning my health. And I have some good news and a little bad news. But the good news is, I'm responding really well to meds and treatments and I'm improving every day."

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As for the bad news, Parton — who originally postponed her Las Vegas residency due to health issues in September — said she hasn't quite reached her ability to perform at the level she'd like.

"It's going to take me a little while before I'm up to stage-performance level because some of the meds and treatments make me a little bit swimmy-headed, as my grandma used to say," she quipped. "And of course I can't be dizzy, carrying around banjos, guitars, and such on five-inch heels... not to mention all those heavy rhinestone outfits, the big hair, my big personality."

In an effort to better explain her current health journey, Parton described herself as an "old classic car."

"Once restored it can be better than ever, but when they raised the hood on this old antique they realized that I need to rebuild my engine, that my transmission is slipping, my oil pan is leaking, and my muffler is busted, and my shocks and pistons need to be replaced," she said. "Because you know, as well as I know, that I can't lose my spark."

DOLLY PARTON FORCED TO SKIP HALL OF FAME HONOR AS DOCTORS TELL HER TO 'TAKE IT EASY'

"I know I'm still crazy, but they didn't mention nothing about my mental health," she added.

Parton went on to say that she's always had issues with kidney stones, which eventually caused her "immune system and my digestive system got all out of whack."

"They're working real hard on rebuilding and strengthening those," she said.

DOLLY PARTON FANS CAN NOW BOOK STAYS AT HER UPCOMING HOTEL IN NASHVILLE

The country legend acknowledged that while her light sense of humor regarding a heavy topic can be "silly," she's trying her best to keep "everything light and airy."

"They say that a happy heart is like good medicine," she said. "You think I might be over medicating myself right now? But the truth is, I am still working."

"I still do videos, I still record, I run up and down to Dollywood every now and then. And I'm working hard on getting my museum and my hotel open in Nashville later this year. And I am spending a lot of time writing and reworking on my Broadway musical. It's called 'Dolly, a true original musical. And that's gonna be opening later in New York this fall or early winter."

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Parton, then, announced her plans to pull the plug on her Las Vegas residency. According to Ticketmaster, Parton's six shows in September have been canceled.

"I am truly sorry that I'm gonna miss all of you that had tickets to see me in Las Vegas," she said. "Well, you get on to Vegas. You have a big time. And hopefully, sometime you'll come up to New York and maybe see my show. And I'll see you somewhere down the line."

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Over the past year, fans have expressed concern for Parton since the death of her husband Carl Dean, who died March 3, 2025, at age 82 after 58 years of marriage.

"I just want you to know also that a lot of you have been concerned about me and Carl and you were so great about that," she said in the video. "But after going through a year first, I mean the holidays, and especially our wedding anniversary and the day of his death, March 3rd, you know, that was hard for me. I will always love him and I'll always miss him, but you would be surprised at how much your love and concern meant to me during that time."

Parton concluded the video by reassuring fans that she has a great medical team.

"I have great doctors and I'm doing really well and they assure me that everything I have is treatable," she said. "So I'm going with that and I just want you to know I thank you for standing by me and that I will always love you."



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The defense team for Cole Allen , the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner shooting suspect, withdrew a motion to remove him from ...

Cole Allen's defense lawyers say he has been removed from suicide watch

The defense team for Cole Allen, the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner shooting suspect, withdrew a motion to remove him from suicide watch after learning the restriction had already been lifted, calling the request moot and asking the court to cancel Monday’s hearing. 

In a filing, Allen’s attorneys said they had recently learned he is no longer on suicide status at the D.C. Jail, rendering their earlier motion unnecessary and prompting a request to vacate the May 4 hearing. 

Allen’s attorneys have asked the court to cancel Monday’s hearing, though it remains scheduled pending the judge’s decision.

Suicide watch involves 24-hour lockdown in a "safe cell."

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Prior to Sunday afternoon's developments, Allen's attorneys had argued that the restriction violated his rights.

"Such restrictions deprive Mr. Allen from accessing resources like a jail tablet, which would permit him to communicate with loved ones outside of the jail," the defense motion states. "Similarly, because Mr. Allen is not permitted to retain personal items while in the cell, it is counsel’s understanding that he cannot review documents that counsel leave with him, thus hindering his ability to assist in his own defense."

The defense argued in the motion that being kept on the suicide precaution "is unnecessary" and violates Allen's due process rights "by depriving him of dignity" by forcing him to be escorted to the shower, strip searched when leaving or entering his cell, and required to wear a padded vest while in the cell.

U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro told CNN on Sunday that prosecutors would bring the case before a grand jury this week and suggested they’re working toward securing an indictment with additional charges.

COLE ALLEN'S CROSS-COUNTRY TRAIN MUSINGS SHOW 'SCATTERED' MINDSET OF ACCUSED WOULD-BE TRUMP KILLER: EXPERT

Allen, a 31-year-old California computer scientist, is accused of opening fire at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner on April 25 after allegedly rushing a Secret Service checkpoint while armed with multiple weapons.

Allen now faces federal charges, including the attempted assassination of the president, with more expected.

Fox News' Jake Gibson, Bill Mears and Fox News Digital’s Stepheny Price contributed to this report.



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