The U.S. Department of justice has filed charges in connection with the preparation by Iran of an assassination attempt on U.S. President-elect Donald Trump. This UNN writes with reference to The Hill.
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The U.S. Justice Department released an indictment that says Iranian-born Farhad Shakeri was charged with devising a plan to assassinate a presidential candidate.
The Justice Department has indicted an agent of the Iranian regime who was charged with running a criminal network to facilitate Iranian assassination plans, including President-elect Donald Trump's
According to the DOJ statement, the defendant, 51-year-old Iranian national Farhad Shakeri, was tasked with developing a plan to assassinate Trump. He remains at large and is believed to be in Iran.
The ministry added that it had filed charges against two other individuals who were recruited to kill an American journalist who was outspokenly critical of Iran. The charges were likely brought against two New York residents, Carlyle Rivera, 49, and Jonathan Loadholt, 36. They were both taken into custody.
U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Christopher Wray in turn alleged that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps colluded with criminals and assassins to organize assassinations on U.S. soil.
Recall
Former US President Donald Trump was shot during the campaign as he spoke at a public rally in Pennsylvania. Secret Service agents escorted former US President Donald Trump off the stage after he fell to the ground at a rally in Butler.
Trump later reported that the bullet pierced the top of his right ear. The shooting killed one spectator and critically wounded two others. The Secret Service reportedthat it had eliminated a suspect who fired several shots toward the stage. The shooting is being investigatedas an attempted assassination of Trump.