US intelligence agencies found that Iran is still planning an assassination attempt on Donald Trump.
WASHINGTON - He has been the target of two would-be assassins in a matter of months. The intelligence agencies have told him that Iran is still threatening to kill him, and Iranian hackers got into the email accounts of his aides.
Interviews with people close to Trump and officials across the federal government reveal how deeply unnerved the Trump campaign has been by the assassination attempts and the Iranian threats and hacking – and how the US security apparatus has responded. But the same agencies are doubtful that Iran has the capability to pull off such a plot and so far do not see any connection between the hacking of the e-mails and any planning to kill Trump.
Three months after a gunman fired at Trump during a rally in Butler, his relationship with the Secret Service has only become more fraught. He is demanding more protection and suggesting that the Biden White House’s unwillingness to provide him with everything he is seeking is part of an effort to limit his campaign travels and hold down the size of his crowds.
“When President Trump returns to the White House, he will stand up to adversaries who make threats against our nation, and he will ensure federal agencies do everything they can to keep designated protectees and their families safe,” he said. “Public service is an honour and privilege. It should not cost a person their life.”Early in the evening of Sept 24, the former president stepped into an FBI building in West Palm Beach, Florida, a short drive from Mar-a-Lago, his estate and private club.
In the days that followed, Trump baselessly claimed that his rival, Vice-President Kamala Harris, was deliberately depriving him of security to hinder his ability to campaign. US officials said a version of that warning had been delivered. Repeated private messages have been sent to the highest levels of the Iranian government that the United States and the Biden administration would view any attempt on Trump’s life as “an act of war”, the officials said.
The Biden administration faces an unusual challenge in keeping Trump informed about threats. More than any president in the modern era, Trump has contempt for the US intelligence community and puts little stock in its information or analysis. Trump has refused to take the classified briefing about worldwide threats that intelligence agencies traditionally have given to presidential candidates before the election.
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