Iranian asset charged in plot to assassinate Trump, DOJ says
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The Justice Department says it has thwarted an Iranian plot to kill President-elect Donald Trump in the leadup to the election.
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"There are few actors in the world that pose as grave a threat to the national security of the United States as does Iran," Attorney General Merrick Garland said in a statement. "The Justice Department has charged an asset of the Iranian regime who was tasked by the regime to direct a network of criminal associates to further Iran’s assassination plots against its targets, including President-elect Donald Trump.
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