Three days from now attack on Donald Trump during a campaign event, in the middle of the investigation of the case, The United States received intelligence indicating that there was an Iranian plot to try to assassinate the former president, CNN reported on Tuesday.
However, they pointed out that There was no indication that the suspect, Thomas Matthew Crooksa 20-year-old, was involved in the plot.
In turn, citing a government national security official, a journalist from the channel added that the United States Secret Service and Trump’s campaign I was already aware of the plot before the electoral event of Saturday.
Secret Service spokesman, Anthony Guglielmitold CNN that the agency recently “added resources and protective capabilities to the former president’s security team.”
In recent days, following the attack on Trump, the Secret Service has been the focus of hundreds of criticisms since the sniper was able to access a roof that was not being guarded and was able to shoot from there directly at the former president, causing an injury to his ear. A Republican supporter present at the event was killed in the incident and two other people were injured.
Donald Trump’s security is reinforced amid suspicions of an Iranian plot
Upon learning of the alleged Iranian plot, the Secret Service increased security around the former president a few weeks ago.
The US National Security Council says it has been “Tracking Iranian threats against former Trump administration officials for years“. As they noted, Tehran sought revenge for the 2020 killing of the commander of the Revolutionary Guard Qasem Soleimani.
“We consider this a matter of national and homeland security of the highest priority,” spokeswoman Adrienne Watson said in a statement.
He also stressed that the investigation into the shooting of Trump on Saturday “has not identified any links between the shooter and any accomplice or co-conspirator, foreign or domestic”held.
Trump attended the Republican National Convention with his ear taped
Trump made his first public appearance on Monday after the attack at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee. He arrived with his right ear bandaged, where he had been wounded by a gunman’s gunshot.
After officially proclaiming him as his presidential candidate to compete in November against Democrat Joe Biden, Trump was welcomed like a star amid messages of unity around his figure.
During the event, his supporters, mostly Latinos and African-Americans, expressed their support and prayed for him, despite his anti-immigration campaign and his remarks against minorities.
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