Secret Service 'received intel on Iranian plot to assassinate Trump' and increased security around him weeks before he was shot at rally | Daily Mail Online
By: Katelyn Caralle (Mail Online)
That's transparency.....................after the fact of course
S E E D E D C O N T E N T
Donald Trump's Secret Service security was increased in the weeks ahead of the assassination attempt due to intelligence of an alleged plot by Iran to take out the former president.
A human source informed U.S. officials of the plot, according to a new report from CNN.
It does not appear at the current time that shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks is connected to the Iranian plot.
Crooks, 20, shot Trump in the ear at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania on Saturday before he was taken out by U.S. Secret Service.
The new report of enhanced security around the former president could raise even more questions after Republican outcry ensued on how Secret Service failed to detect the would-be assassin before he opened fire at the rally.
Ever since the attack that took out Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps commander Qasem Soleimani, Iran has vowed revenge. The attack took place under Trump's presidency in January 2020.
Officials who worked on national security in Trump's administration have had tight security teams since then.
And in March, the FBI posted a notice seeking information on an alleged Iranian spy the agency believed is 'involved in plots to kill current and former US government officials.'
U.S. authorities were provided intelligence from a source in recent weeks detailing the Iranian plot to assassinate Trump, multiple people briefed on the situation told CNN.
In a statement on Sunday, Secret Service spokesperson Anthony Guglielmi said in a statement that the agency recently 'added protective resources and capabilities to the former President's security detail.'
Trump's campaign has received multiple warnings more recently about their outdoor rallies because it poses higher risks than indoor events that have controlled access points to the venue.
But sources claim these warnings were more general in nature and did not specifically disclose the threat from Iran.
It does not appear that would-be assassin Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, was connected to the Iranian plot
Iran has vowed revenge ever since the January 2020 attack under President Trump that took out Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps General Qasem Soleimani (pictured)
Saturday's assassination attempt on Trump does not appear to be connected to the Iranian plan to carry out their own attacks against the former president and now officially the 2024 Republican presidential nominee.
Crooks was a registered Republican who in 2021 donated to a group backing President Joe Biden. He graduated high school in 2022 in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania and was described as a loner who was bullied.
The gunman was neutralized by agents seconds after he shot Trump in the ear.
He killed one rally goer, former fire chief and father-of-two Corey Comperatore, 50, and critically injured two others - David Dutch, 57, and James Copenhaver, 74.
Just four months before Saturday's attempt, the FBI posted a notice requesting information on an alleged Iranian spy it believed to be involved in assassination plots.
Majid Farahani, 42, is accused by the FBI of plotting revenge killings after Iranian general Qasem Soleimani was killed in a Trump administration-led attack.
The FBI claims Farahani is acting on behalf of Iran's Ministry of Intelligence.
The FBI released a notice in March for an alleged Iranian spy they say is behind the plot to assassinate current and former government officials in retribution for the death of Soleimani
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Scared shitless of him getting back in office.............as they should be. He doesn't pussy foot around.
And before some clown attacks the source, here are other ones.................
Biden = having nukes. Trump told the Taliban leader that he would kill him if one American was hurt during the withdrawal, i would be worried if i was a terrorist state.
Hilarious. So Iran is/was plotting to kill the former 'president' convicted felon and rapist.
Sure!
What exactly do you find hilarious about a plot to kill an American?
Are you for real?
And why doubt the trusted names in news--CNN and Reuters????
So what you are saying is the Biden FBI and DHS is as incompetent as he is and don't know what they are doing......Much like Biden himself?