Pakistani man with Iran ties charged in foiled plot to assassinate Trump | LiveNOW from FOX

Pakistani man with Iran ties charged in foiled plot to assassinate Trump | LiveNOW from FOX

A Pakistani man alleged to have ties to Iran has been charged in a plot to carry out political assassinations on U.S. soil, including potentially of former President Donald Trump. The Justice department unsealed charges against Asif Merchant on Tuesday.

Officials said Merchant traveled to New York in June for the purpose of meeting with men he thought he was recruiting to carry out the killings, even paying a $5,000 advance to two would-be assassins who were actually undercover law enforcement officers. He was arrested last month.
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