Posted on 08/06/2024 11:53:45 AM PDT by Red Badger
A federal complaint unsealed on Tuesday in Brooklyn has charged Asif Merchant, also known as “Asif Raza Merchant,” a 46-year-old Pakistani national, with murder-for-hire in connection with a foiled assassination plot targeting a politician or U.S. government officials on American soil.
The plot was thwarted by law enforcement before any attack could be executed. Merchant is currently in federal custody in New York, according to the press release.
FBI investigators believe that the intended targets of the plot included Trump and other current and former U.S. government officials, according to a U.S. official briefed on the matter, per CNN.
According to court documents, Merchant allegedly orchestrated a plan to assassinate U.S. officials after traveling from Iran to the United States in April 2024. Upon arriving in New York City, he contacted an individual he believed could assist him with his scheme. This individual reported Merchant’s intentions to law enforcement and became a confidential source (CS).
In early June, during a meeting with the CS, Merchant outlined his assassination plot and indicated that this opportunity would not be a one-time event. He made a gesture resembling a gun with his hand while discussing the killing and specified that the targets would be “here,” referring to the United States.
Merchant’s plan included various criminal activities: stealing documents from a target’s residence, organizing protests, and ultimately assassinating a political figure or government official. He expressed concerns about security measures surrounding potential targets and discussed multiple scenarios for carrying out the assassination.
In mid-June, Merchant met with individuals he believed were hitmen but were actually undercover FBI agents (UCs). During these meetings, he sought their services for theft and assassination and indicated that he would provide instructions on whom to kill after leaving the U.S.
Merchant arranged to pay $5,000 in cash as an advance for the assassination services and successfully delivered this payment on June 21. Following this transaction, he made plans to leave the country on July 12, 2024, one day after Trump’s assassination attempt. However, law enforcement intervened and arrested him before he could depart.
It can be recalled that CNN reported that the Trump campaign was made aware of an Iranian assassination plot against Trump before Saturday’s rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
According to the report, Secret Service ramped up security after receiving intel about the assassination plot.
Saturday’s would-be assassin, Thomas Matthew Crooks, had no connection to the Iranian assassination plot, according to CNN.
“Secret Service learned of the increased threat from this threat stream,” the official told CNN. “NSC directly contacted USSS at a senior level to be absolutely sure they continued to track the latest reporting. USSS shared this information with the detail lead, and the Trump campaign was made aware of an evolving threat. In response to the increased threat, Secret Service surged resources and assets for the protection of former President Trump. All of this was in advance of Saturday.”
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Obama hire this guy through ValJar?
Here is a scapegoat
Deep State backs off of plan-B. Instead they’re going with the 2020 style social media suppression of speech and the vote fraud. (worked last time)
So a man comes to assassinate A high placed American, says it won’t happen until after he leaves the country, he tries to leave the country one day before President Trump held his rally and Butler, and CNN is already reporting that he had nothing to With the man who tried to kill President Trump. Does CNN have a bridge for sale too?
Garland’s Patsy, eh?
In other news, Democrats are converting to Islam in larger numbers daily.
Is this Judge Merchant??? /sarc
What?!
On what planet did the Secret service ramp up security before the assasination plot??
Does anyone besides me find this to be a conveniently timed diversion away from the July 13 Butler Rally perps?
Likely a false flag / patsy situation, but still want to know:
1. When was this person let into the US?
2. Did he enter illegally?
3. Did Biden-harris admin process his illegal entry into the US, and let him waltz right in?
4. How much public benefits was he given? EBT? Gift cards?
5. What is his criminal history [here in US and in Paki-land]?
6. Does he have Paki political ties?
7. Who are his handlers? How long was he on their “radar”? Did FBI/CIA assist him in any way?
8. How many LEO contacts before the arrest?
9. Where was he employed? What mosk did he attend? Roommates? How are those being investigated?
10. Internet history?
Any relation to judge Merchant?
Hmmm. Iran has made threats against Trump and his family but this seems too easy.
Not that I know of...................
Great post—you are definitely asking the correct questions.
That is the Deep State method of operation.
They recruit both domestic and foreign patsies—then they can create whatever narrative they want.
So, they had a legitimate known threat and STILL did not use drones, cover that roof, and use state of the art communications?
Last time I saw a mouth like that it had a hook in it.................
Was this the guy whose cell phone was connected to Crooks and whomever was met in DC?
Merchant arranged to pay $5,000 in cash as an advance for the assassination services
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