On Friday, the Justice Department revealed criminal charges connected to an attempted Iranian conspiracy to assassinate President-elect Donald Trump before the presidential election earlier this week.
According to a criminal complaint filed in Manhattan federal court, an unnamed member of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps instructed a contact in September to create a plan to surveil and ultimately kill Trump.
The complaint stated that if the individual, Farjad Shakeri, could not develop a plan by the specified time, the Iranian official directed him to pause the operation until after the election, believing Trump would lose and that it would then be easier to carry out the assassination.
Shakeri told the FBI that he had no intention of submitting any plan to assassinate Trump within the seven-day deadline given by the official, as stated in the complaint.
This plot, which came to light just days after Trump’s victory over Democrat Kamala Harris, highlights what federal authorities have described as persistent efforts by Iran to target U.S. officials, including Trump, on American soil.
{Matzav.com}
Chris Wray is always working hard to keep all Americans safe.