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https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2024/07/16/politics/iran-plot-assassinate-trump-secret-service

Exclusive: Secret Service ramped up security after receiving intel of Iranian plot to assassinate Trump; no known connection to shooting
By Evan Perez, Zachary Cohen, Natasha Bertrand, Kylie Atwood and Kristen Holmes, CNN
Updated 3:18 PM EDT, Tue July 16, 2024

05:36 - Source: CNN
Secret Service ramped up security after intel on Iranian plot to assassinate Trump; no known connection to shooting
CNN
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US authorities obtained intelligence from a human source in recent weeks on a plot by Iran to try to assassinate Donald Trump, a development that led to the Secret Service increasing security around the former president in recent weeks, multiple people briefed on the matter told CNN.

There’s no indication that Thomas Matthew Crooks, the would-be assassin who attempted to kill the former president on Saturday, was connected to the plot, the sources said.

The existence of the intelligence threat from a hostile foreign intelligence agency — and the enhanced security for Trump — raises new questions about the security lapses at the Saturday rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, and how a 20-year-old man managed to access a nearby rooftop to fire shots that injured the former president.


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A US national security official said the Secret Service and Trump campaign were made aware of the threat before Saturday’s rally.

“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.”

The Trump campaign would not disclose whether it was made aware of the Iran threat. “We do not comment on President Trump’s security detail. All questions should be directed to The United States Secret Service,” the campaign said in a statement.

Secret Service officials have warned the Trump campaign repeatedly against holding outdoor rallies, which pose greater risks than events to which the agency can better control access, people briefed on the matter said. The warnings have been more general in nature, the sources said.

“The Secret Service and other agencies are constantly receiving new potential threat information and taking action to adjust resources, as needed,” Anthony Guglielmi, an agency spokesman, said on Tuesday. “We cannot comment on any specific threat stream, other than to say that the Secret Service takes threats seriously and responds accordingly.”


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At one point during this election cycle, the campaign stopped holding spontaneous off-the-record events where guests weren’t swept by Secret Service beforehand due to security concerns, a source familiar with the matter told CNN.

The FBI, which is conducting the investigation into Saturday’s shooting, declined to comment.

NSC spokesperson Adrienne Watson said there’s no known link between shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks and anyone else at the moment.

“The investigation of Saturday’s attempted assassination of former President Trump is active and ongoing. At this time, law enforcement has reported that their investigation has not identified ties between the shooter and any accomplice or co-conspirator, foreign or domestic,” Watson said.

The Permanent Mission of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations denied there is an Iranian plot to assassinate Trump.


“These accusations are unsubstantiated and malicious. From the perspective of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Trump is a criminal who must be prosecuted and punished in a court of law for ordering the assassination of General Soleimani. Iran has chosen the legal path to bring him to justice,” a spokesperson for the mission told CNN.

Surge of threats from Iranian state-backed media
Iran has repeatedly vowed revenge for the US military’s killing of Qasem Soleimani, the commander of the Iranian military’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, in January 2020. And former senior Trump administration officials who worked on national security have had tight security since leaving the government.

In August 2022, the Justice Department announced criminal charges against a member of the IRGC for allegedly trying to orchestrate the assassination of John Bolton, who served as Trump’s national security adviser. US prosecutors said the plot against Bolton was “likely in retaliation” for Soleimani’s assassination.

Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was also a target of the Iranian assassination plot, according to a federal law enforcement source familiar with the investigation and a source close to Pompeo.

Trump’s former national security adviser, Robert O’Brien, had a US government security detail due to threats from Iran, like Pompeo and other former Trump officials, but that detail was dropped last summer, according to sources familiar with the matter. O’Brien is now paying for his own private security detail, sources said. Lawmakers were not given a specific reason for the decision, which led to frustration. O’Brien did not respond to a request for comment.

Bolton still has his Secret Service detail.

For months, law enforcement officials have been concerned about the persistent threat of Iran potentially attempting to assassinate former Trump officials and the former president himself, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter. But the recent intelligence suggested a significant uptick in the threat, the sources told CNN.

Warnings about that operational planning have coincided with a noticeable surge of online messaging from Iranian accounts and state-backed media mentioning Trump, which has raised security concerns among US officials, one of the sources told CNN.

CNN’s Josh Campbell contributed to this report.

This story has been updated with additional developments.

I"m still trying to figure out why his security was so lax in Butler. Who picked his security guys? I mean everyone on the planet can assume that Trump is a target....

I understand that part of the issue is election season pushes the protection detail limits. Long hours, no vacation, mandatory overtime and it is a high stress environment. There is a shortage of agents as well, which makes this worse. There is also talk that some of the assigned detail was pulled to cover a Jill Biden appearance and there were agents that were not typically on the protection detail.

Did I hear that Mike Johnson demanded the resignation of the Secret Service Director?

How are we supposed to know what you heard?

If that was ,"beefed up" SS I shudder to think what regular SS is like.

Johnson has called for the resignation of the head of the secret service.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-new...on-ak-47-pistol-scream-mask-s-rcna162386

Man arrested near Republican National Convention had AK-47 pistol, 'Scream' mask and security uniform
A criminal complaint identified the man as 21-year-old Donnell Tinsley of Milwaukee.

New details have emerged regarding the man with a gun arrested Monday near the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee.

A criminal complaint filed in the Milwaukee County Circuit Court alleged that Donnell Tinsley, 21, was carrying a concealed AK-47 pistol without a permit, a "Scream" movie mask and an assortment of other items.

A Homeland Security Investigations special agent, who was patrolling the RNC exterior Monday morning, noticed Tinsley walking about two blocks outside the vehicle screening perimeter of the RNC convention.

He was wearing a ski mask and black gloves, and carrying a large backpack that appeared heavy, police said.

The federal agent stopped Tinsley, who consented to a search of his backpack, where the agent immediately found the AK-47 pistol, known as a "Draco." When asked if he had a concealed carry permit, Tinsley admitted that he did not.

Also found in the backpack was a magazine fully loaded with rifle ammunition, a "Scream" movie mask, a flashlight, two sets of black gloves, one pair of sunglasses, an Allied Universal Security uniform shirt, two cans of spray paint, and multiple empty designer marijuana bags. Two cell phones were also found in Tinsley's pant pockets.

After confirming that Tinsley did not have a permit to carry concealed weapons, federal law enforcement officers took him into custody.

The arrest comes amid heightened security following Saturday's attempted assassination of former president Donald Trump in Pennsylvania. Trump was in attendance at the RNC on Monday as the current Republican presidential nominee.

And on Tuesday, police fatally shot a man who they said was holding two knives about a mile from the convention center in Milwaukee. Police say the incident was unrelated to the RNC.

At least nine people have been arrested since the convention started on Monday, Milwaukee police said Wednesday.

Three people were cited for disorderly conduct, two people were arrested for carrying a concealed weapon and others were cited for trespassing or blocking public areas. An organizer with Code Pink was arrested Tuesday after an incident involving Wisconsin Rep. Derrick Van Orden.

Trump is now selling “assassination sneakers” with him fist pumping after the near miss printed on them. SO, I guess it’s not too early to predict the next guy that tries to kill him will be wearing a pair. Nobody listening to the hate rhetoric at the RNC can cry about this post. Smh, GOPers are weird.

The more they report the worse it gets... just complete incompetence.... Trump should have never set foot on that stage until the threat was dealt with.... they were worried about the kid hours before the speech... they saw him on the roof 10-20 minutes before the speech.... and they did nothing... unreal

Its criminal negligence. On all of them.