Iranian official charged in connection with plot to kill President-elect Donald Trump


Iranian official charged in connection with plot to kill President-elect Donald Trump

Department of Justice unseals federal charges

The Department of Justice has unsealed federal charges against an Iranian official in connection with a thwarted plot to kill President-elect Donald Trump. The alleged assassination plot was planned to take place before the November 5 presidential election, according to a criminal complaint.

Iranian official instructed man to plan assassination

An unnamed official with Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard contacted a man identified as Farhad Shakeri in September and instructed him to put together a plan to take out Trump. Shakeri, a career criminal with a history of robbery convictions, used a network of criminal associates he met in prison to conduct surveillance and assassination operations on behalf of the Iranian government.

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