According to an affidavit from a Secret Service agent, Kandula told Secret Service agents his goal was to “get to the White House, seize power, and be put in charge of the nation.” In order to do so, the affidavit said, he was willing to “Kill the President if that’s what I have to do,” adding that he “would hurt anyone that would stand in my way.” He planned the attack over the course of six months, he told the agents questioning him, and had arrived in Washington around 8 p.m. Monday evening after buying a one-way ticket from St....