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The leftists, marxists, globalist want Trump dead.  Some obviously in our own gov't want the same.  I'll refrain from further comment and theory.

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Pakistani man with ties to Iran charged in foiled assassination plot potentially targeting Trump, DOJ says

A Pakistani man with ties to the Iranian government sought to carry out a political assassination in the United States, a case that was investigated weeks before a gunman tried to kill former President Trump at a Pennsylvania campaign rally.

Asif Merchant, 46, traveled to New York City and worked with a hit man to carry out the assassinations in late August or early September, federal prosecutors said in a court complaint. The complaint says the plot was intended to target high-ranking U.S. officials, potentially including Trump.

"Working on behalf of others overseas, Merchant planned the murder of U.S. government officials on American soil," said U.S. Attorney Breon Peace for the Eastern District of New York. "This prosecution demonstrates that this Office and the entire U.S. Department of Justice will take swift and decisive action to protect our nation’s security, our government officials and our citizens from foreign threats."...............

https://www.foxnews.com/us/pakistani-man-ties-iran-charged-foiled-assassination-plot-potentially-targeting-trump-doj-says

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Excerpt from the article:

A federal complaint unsealed on Tuesday in Brooklyn has charged Asif Merchant, also known as “Asif Raza Merchant,” a 46-year-old Pakistani national, with murder-for-hire in connection with a foiled assassination plot targeting a U.S. politician or government officials on American soil.

The plot was thwarted by law enforcement before any attack could be executed. Merchant is currently in federal custody in New York, according to the press release. FBI investigators believe that the intended targets of the plot included former President Donald Trump and other current and former U.S. government officials, according to a U.S. official briefed on the matter, as reported by CNN.
Detailed Planning and Execution

According to court documents, Merchant orchestrated a plot to assassinate a politician or U.S. government officials on U.S. soil. In approximately April 2024, after spending time in Iran, Merchant arrived in the United States from Pakistan and contacted a person he believed could assist him with the scheme. This individual reported Merchant’s intentions to law enforcement and became a confidential source (CS).

In early June, during a meeting with the CS, Merchant outlined his assassination plot and indicated that this opportunity would not be a one-time event. He made a gesture resembling a gun with his hand while discussing the killing and specified that the targets would be “here,” referring to the United States. Merchant’s plan included various criminal activities: stealing documents from a target’s residence, organizing protests, and ultimately assassinating a political figure or government official. He expressed concerns about security measures surrounding potential targets and discussed multiple scenarios for carrying out the assassination.
Undercover Sting Operation

In mid-June, Merchant met with individuals he believed were hitmen but were actually undercover FBI agents (UCs). During these meetings, he sought their services for theft and assassination and indicated that he would provide instructions on whom to kill after leaving the U.S.




So they arrested him on July 12, but still allowed Trump in the kill box on July 13? Knowing there were multiple credible threats against Trump's life???

I doubt it very much. The Democrats wanted Trump assassinated. More than likely they were the ones that masterminded that plot.

https://redstatenation.com/theres-something-really-suspicious-about-the-pakistani-national-with-ties-to-iran-charged-in-connection-to-a-foiled-assassination-plot-potentially-targeting-trump/

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They let Trump in the box because they targeted Trump themselves.

You will never hear that with any investigation.  Trump's life is still at risk.  This is not over.  I still believe the government will continue to pursue Trump's end. 

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The border is wide open.  I think it is safe to say tens of thousands of terrorists and/or active military of foreign nations have poured across our border, waiting for orders to go live and do God knows what.

Biden/Harris will be responsible for who knows how many deaths and millions/billions of damage.  I fear it will be catastrophic, and of course our corrupt media will cover for both of them.  Probably blame Trump, like they do for everything.

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Remember the Pakistani guy just arrested for a ‘plot to assassinate Donald Trump’ we were told earlier this week? Well the FBI gave him special permission to enter the country, even though he was on a terrorist watch list.

https://twitter.com/MikeBenzCyber/status/1821630585191985525
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@Jim_Jordan & @RepMcClintock demand information from Mayorkas and Blinken on Asif Merchant, a citizen of Pakistan with ties to Iran, who plotted to assassinate President Trump.

https://twitter.com/JudiciaryGOP/status/1821923240261914892
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🚨🚨UNCONSCIONABLE that Secret Service didn't provide Trump the "full package" of protection for the Butler rally when the FBI knew full well they were closing in on this Pakistan citizen with ties to Iran in the days leading up to his arrest.

The FBI arrested Asif Merchant ONE DAY before the 7/13 Butler rally and assassination attempt against Trump and murder of rallygoer Corey Comperatore in front of his family.

It's highly likely that this arrest is the only reason that the Butler rally got USSS counter snipers so late in the game, and why they had to rush to do their detailed survey of site/venue vulnerabilities in just one day before the rally. Usually it takes 2-3 days to do their site surveys -- I reported this in the first 48 hours after the assassination attempt.

But the FBI had to know they were closing in on Asif Merchant leading up to the arrest. Did they FBI tell the Secret Service to heighten the threat and give Trump what is known as the "full package" of protection?

Why did the security package allotted to the Butler rally lack the COUNTER SURVEILLANCE UNITS that are roaming and would have caught Crooks -- a role local police who aren't trained had to step in and play because they were assigned to man the building that was the most vulnerable?

And we know who is responsible for cutting the counter-surveillance unit resource by 20 % -- a whistleblower points the finger at Acting Director Ron Rowe. Rowe lied about playing a direct role in cutting or denying resources to Trump's detail during - a question @SenRonJohnson and others asked him based on my reporting.
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BOMBSHELL: FBI arranged Trump’s real foreign assassin’s entry into the USA
10/08/2024 // Belle Carter // 1.9K Views
 

The Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) helped the Pakistani assassin, who planned to kill former President Donald Trump, to enter the United States.

Back in September, the Department of Justice said it charged a Pakistani national with ties to Iran in connection to a plot to assassinate a politician or U.S. government official on U.S. soil. According to reports, he targeted Trump.


Asif Merchant entered the country in April and was arrested on July 12 as he prepared to leave the country. It appears that Merchant was the Iranian threat the Secret Service was briefed on before Trump's July 13 rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.


According to an X post of Fox's Bill Melugin, Merchant "was admitted into the U.S. via parole for 'significant public benefit' when [Customs and Border Patrol] encountered him at the airport in [Texas] in April after he flew in from overseas." The sponsor of his parole "was the FBI Dallas office, for 'security interests.'"

https://www.naturalnews.com/2024-10-08-fbi-arranged-trump-assassin-entry-into-usa.html
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I beleive the entire DOJ is a criminal organization. Too many examples to say otherwise.
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How the F%^K is Mayorkas still in office? Seriously, He has proven to be completely incompetent on everything he has ever touched.
that depends on what the endgame is, for the democrat endgame of the destruction of the Republic he has been extremely competent.