US intelligence authorities recently obtained information from a human source revealing that Iran was planning an assassination attempt on former US President Donald Trump, multiple sources briefed on the matter told CNN [1].
The discovery resulted in the Secret Service beefing up security around the former president in recent weeks.
🇺🇸🇮🇷#BREAKING [2]: The US Received Intel of an Iranian Plot to Assassinate Donald Trump – CNN
This intel was allegedly obtained WEEKS before Thomas Matthew Crooks’ attempted assassination of Trump, however, no connection between the two incidents have been made.
It is also alleged… pic.twitter.com/vMxo6hxZ0h [3]
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The attempted assassination of the former president by Thomas Matthew Crooks on Saturday is not related to this plot, according to CNN, though it raises new questions about security lapses at the rally where the shooting occurred.
It is not clear whether the Trump campaign was informed of the Iranian threat, and the campaign declined to comment on Trump’s security details, stating: “We do not comment on President Trump’s security detail. All questions should be directed to The United States Secret Service.”