Secret Service increased Trump's security due to an Iranian assassination plot before a rally shooting.

The Secret Service boosted Trump's security after learning of an Iranian plot to assassinate him weeks before his campaign rally shooting, according to US officials. No connection has been found between the Iranian plot and Saturday's shooter, Thomas Matthew Crooks, a 20-year-old nursing home worker. The rally shooting has raised questions about the Secret Service's security measures and how the gunman managed to access a rooftop close enough to shoot at Trump.

July 16, 2024
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