08/19/2024

Secret Service Finds Protecting Trump Extraordinarily Challenging

The concerns continue to mount since his failed assassination

Just before Donald Trump held a rally in Doral, Fla., on July 9, Secret Service officials delivered his campaign a message: The former president and his advisers would notice additional security because the U.S. government had credible intelligence of threats against him.

"The bad guys are at it again," an adviser said, describing the Secret Service's message.

Days later, a Pakistani national was arrested during an FBI sting after allegedly taking part in a murder-for-hire plot on behalf of Iran targeting a politician or government official on U.S. soil. Officials familiar with the investigation said this month that the alleged plot raised concerns about Trump's safety and prompted a number of meetings among top Justice Department officials.

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