US_ House Republicans press FBI for more information on Iran’s role in plot to kill Trump

THE WASHINGTON TIMES

House Republicans press FBI for more information on Iran’s role in plot to kill Trump

FBI Director Christopher A. Wray testifies before a House committee about the July 13 shooting at a campaign rally in Butler, Pa., Wednesday, July 24, 2024, on Capitol Hill. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) ** FILE ** more >

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By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times - Friday, August 16, 2024


Key House Republicans are demanding answers from the Biden administration about the recent arrest of a Pakistani man in connection with an alleged Iranian plot to kill U.S. officials, presumably including former President Donald Trump, and about an apparent string of threats to American political figures emanating from Tehran.

In a letter to FBI Director Christopher A. Wray on Friday morning, the two Republicans — House Homeland Security Chairman Mark E. Green of Tennessee and Rep. August Pfugler, chair of the panel’s subcommittee on counterterrorism, law enforcement, and intelligence — said they want a briefing from the FBI about the status of the investigation and the threats posed to the U.S. homeland by Iran.

The letter was shared exclusively with The Washington Times ahead of its delivery to Mr. Wray. It comes more than a week after the FBI arrested and charged the Pakistani man, Asif Merchant, in an alleged murder-for-hire plot that Mr. Wray described as being “straight out of the Iranian playbook.”

Federal authorities have described Mr. Merchant as having close ties to Iran, but many key questions, including whether he has direct links to the government in Tehran, remain unanswered. The case also comes against a disturbing backdrop, as Iran is now believed to be targeting both Republican and Democratic political campaigns with cyberattacks and hacking operations, allegedly helping to finance anti-Israel protests on American college campuses, and launching other operations to undermine the American electoral system and fuel societal discord.

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