{"id":2337590,"date":"2024-09-05T23:33:02","date_gmt":"2024-09-06T03:33:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/grassley-reveals-new-details-into-alleged-iranian-backed-plot-to-assassinate-biden-trump-and-haley-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-05T23:42:52","modified_gmt":"2024-09-06T03:42:52","slug":"grassley-reveals-new-details-into-alleged-iranian-backed-plot-to-assassinate-biden-trump-and-haley-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/grassley-reveals-new-details-into-alleged-iranian-backed-plot-to-assassinate-biden-trump-and-haley-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Grassley reveals new details into alleged Iranian-backed plot to assassinate Biden, Trump, and Haley &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgrassley-reveals-new-details-into-alleged-iranian-backed-plot-to-assassinate-biden-trump-and-haley-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2337590&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) recently disclosed FBI documents linking Iran to a plot aimed at assassinating prominent American politicians, including former President\u200b Donald Trump, President\u2064 Joe Biden, and former U.N. Ambassador \u2063Nikki Haley. The revelations came after Grassley obtained information from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbi-whistleblower-testimony-should-pave-way-for-more-investigations-former-agent-says\/\" title=\"Ex-FBI Agent: Whistleblower Testimony Can Lead to Further Probes.\">law enforcement whistleblowers<\/a>. Notably,\u2062 a\u2063 document detailing an interview with \u2062a suspect, Asif Merchant, revealed discussions about assassination strategies involving several political figures.\u200c The disclosures suggest \u200bthat retaliation for Trump&#8217;s role in the killing of Iranian general Qassem Soleimani was \u200ba driving factor behind the plot. Grassley emphasized the need\u200d for federal agencies to intensify their vigilance regarding such threats.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Grassley reveals new details into alleged Iranian-backed plot to assassinate Biden, Trump, and Haley<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1747542\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/chuck-grassley\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Chuck Grassley<\/a> (R-IA) released FBI documents that implicated Iran in a plot to assassinate former President Donald Trump, President Joe Biden, and ex-U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nikki-haley\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Nikki Haley<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Grassley revealed the records on Thursday after obtaining them from legally protected law enforcement whistleblowers, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/iran-backed-new-details-assassination-plot-against-trump-others\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>according to<\/a> Fox News.<\/p>\n<p>The documents disappeared from Grassley&rsquo;s public Senate page on Thursday evening. The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> reached out to the senator&rsquo;s office concerning the deletion but did not receive a response.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>However, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-kennedy-asked-the-fbi-to-look-into-speaker-pelosis-father-for-connections-to-the-mob-documents-quietly-released-last-week-confirm-this\/\" title=\"President Kennedy Asked the FBI to Look Into Speaker Pelosi\u2019s Father for Connections to the Mob \u2013 Documents Quietly Released Last Week Confirm This\">documents released<\/a> by the senator, reviewed by outlets <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/09\/05\/us-news\/fbi-reveals-graphic-new-details-on-iranian-backed-plot-to-potentially-kill-trump-haley-or-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>such as<\/a> the <em>New York Post<\/em>,&nbsp;detailed for the first time federal investigators&rsquo; interview with a man charged with an Iranian-backed plot to assassinate Trump. Asif Merchant, a Pakistani man, said he discussed assassination strategies on American political figures with a handler named Mehardad Yousef.<\/p>\n<p>The FBI documents released by Grassley showed that the plot to target &ldquo;politicians, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/worst-person-to-ever-receive-presidential-medal-of-freedom-katie-hill-mocks-rush-limbaugh-blowback-ensues\/\" title=\"\u2018Worst Person To Ever Receive Presidential Medal Of Freedom\u2019: Katie Hill Mocks Rush Limbaugh; Blowback Ensues\">military people<\/a> or bureaucrats&rdquo; included Haley and Biden. Information previously made public indicated Trump was the country&rsquo;s prime <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3118216\/trump-campaign-hack-highlights-iranian-threat-us-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>target<\/a> in revenge for his role in killing Iranian military leader <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/qassem-soleimani\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Qassem Soleimani<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;&#8203;&#8203;Merchant asked Yousef what he should say to the mafia if they asked who would be the object of the killing,&rdquo; the whistleblowers&rsquo; disclosures read. &ldquo;Yousef stated that it could be Donald Trump, then paused, and stated that it could be Joe Biden or Nikki Haley, or politicians, military people, or bureaucrats.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Grassley warned in a statement that &ldquo;federal agencies ought to be laser-focused on building up public trust and reassuring the American people of their efforts to carry out their protective missions.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Grassley speaks during an Iowa GOP event at the Cedar Rapids Country Club in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024. (Nick Rohlman\/The Gazette via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;I won&rsquo;t stop pressing for answers until Congress and the American people are afforded the transparency they deserve,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Iowa senator&rsquo;s move to release the whistleblowers&rsquo; revelations to the public was not appreciated by the FBI.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The FBI does not comment specifically on documents allegedly disclosed without authorization,&rdquo; the agency said in a statement to Fox News. &ldquo;Public disclosure about sensitive, ongoing national security investigations and potential cooperation from subjects is irresponsible and undermines the FBI&rsquo;s ability to conduct thorough investigations and enforcement actions that keep Americans safe. It also puts lives at risk, especially when you are dealing with an adversary like Iran.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1747542\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1747542\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) disclosed FBI documents suggesting Iran&#8217;s involvement in a conspiracy to assassinate former President Donald Trump, President Joe Biden, and former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley. He made this information public on Thursday after receiving it from whistleblowers within law enforcement, as reported by Fox News. However, the documents were removed from Grassley&#8217;s official Senate page later that evening. The Washington Examiner attempted to contact the senator&#8217;s office regarding the removal but did not receive a reply.<\/p>\n<p>The released documents provided new insights into federal investigators&#8217; interviews with Asif Merchant, a Pakistani individual charged in connection with the Iranian-backed assassination plot targeting Trump. Merchant mentioned discussing assassination tactics for American political figures with his handler, Mehardad Yousef. According to Grassley&#8217;s documents, the plan included targeting &#8220;politicians, military personnel or bureaucrats,&#8221; specifically naming Haley and Biden alongside Trump\u2014who was identified as a primary target due to his role in eliminating Iranian military leader Qassem Soleimani.<\/p>\n<p>Merchant reportedly asked Yousef how he should respond if questioned about who was targeted for assassination; Yousef suggested it could be Trump but also mentioned Biden and Haley among others.<\/p>\n<p>Grassley emphasized that federal agencies need to focus on building public trust and ensuring transparency regarding their protective missions: &#8220;I won\u2019t stop pressing for answers until Congress and the American people are afforded the transparency they deserve.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>The FBI expressed disapproval of Grassley&#8217;s decision to release this sensitive information: &#8220;Public disclosure about sensitive ongoing national security investigations is irresponsible and undermines our ability to conduct thorough investigations that keep Americans safe,&#8221; they stated in response to Fox News<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2337591,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Grassley.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[35761,3620,9760,5742,3823,3634],"class_list":["post-2337590","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-assassination-plot","tag-biden","tag-grassley","tag-haley","tag-iran","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Grassley.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2337590","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2337590"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2337590\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2337591"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2337590"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2337590"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2337590"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}