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.
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 orchestrated a plot to assassinate a politician or U.S. government officials on U.S. soil.
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.
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.
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.
In response to the increased threat, Secret Service surged resources and assets for the protection of former President Trump.
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