‘Iranian agent’ tried to hire hitmen to for possible assassination of Trump, other US politicians: feds
Story by Ben Kochman, Joe Marino, Alex Oliveira • 14h • 3 min read
New York Post
Pakistani national with ties to Iran tried to hire hitmen to potentially assassinate Trump, other US politicians: feds
An alleged Iranian agent plotted to hire hitmen to assassinate US government officials — including possibly former President Donald Trump, according to sources and a federal criminal complaint.
Pakistani national Asif Merchant, 46, is accused of planning political assassinations in New York City in August or early September, and paid $5,000 in advances to men he believed to be contract killers, according to US Attorney for the Eastern District of New York Breon Peace.
“The Iranian indicted in Eastern District today is 100% an agent of the Iranian government,” a law enforcement source told The Post.
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