Iranian-backed entities conspired to attack and potentially assassinate American politicians, newly uncovered FBI documents reveal.
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) found that these conspirators discussed attacking Donald Trump, President Joe Biden and former presidential candidate Nikki Haley, as well as other American “politicians, military personnel or bureaucrats.”
The plans were an attempt to retaliate against the United States for the killing of Iranian military officer Qasem Soleimani.
The latest revelations come amid an investigation into the attempted assassination of Trump in July, which some Republicans say could be linked to foreign entities such as Iran or Pakistan.
Some say the gunman who shot Donald Trump in Pennsylvania on July 13 did not act alone and have pointed to alleged assassination plots by Iran.
“Bad actors are determined to wreak havoc on our country, and American political leaders from both parties are in their crosshairs,” Grassley wrote in a statement about the unclassified FBI records he obtained.
“In this extraordinarily heightened threat environment, federal agencies should focus on building public trust and reassuring the American people about their efforts to carry out their protective missions,” the Iowa senator said.
“I will not stop pressing for answers until Congress and the American people have the transparency they deserve.”
Thomas Matthew Crooks was the gunman who shot Donald Trump at his rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13.
Although he grazed the former president’s ear, his plan to kill Trump was unsuccessful, but he did kill one and wound two other rally attendees that day before he was shot dead by Trump’s security team.
Some claim the 20-year-old was part of a larger plot, even though authorities claimed shortly after the attack that he acted alone.
The latest revelations emerged from an FBI bid agreement with Asif Merchant, a Pakistani native with Iranian ties, which was released by Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) on Thursday.
The plot is an apparent attempt at retaliation for the killing of Iranian military officer Qasem Soleimani.
Representative Mike Waltz, who sits on the House task force investigating the attack, told DailyMail.com he is not convinced Crooks was a lone wolf.
The latest revelations of an Iran-backed plot against the lives of Trump and other US politicians are reinforcing doubts about claims that Crooks had no foreign ties.
Asif Merchant, a Pakistani native with Iranian ties, provided the latest evidence of the scheme in the FBI bid agreement, which has not been released by Grassley.
The Justice Department has charged Merchant for his role in the revenge plot.