WASHINGTON — The Justice Department on Friday disclosed an Iranian murder-for-hire plot to kill Donald Trump, charging a man who said he had been tasked by a government official before this week’s election with planning the assassination of the Republican president-elect.

Investigators learned of the plan to kill Trump from Farhad Shakeri, an accused Iranian government asset who spent time in American prisons for robbery and who authorities say maintains a web of criminal associates who participate in Tehran’s assassination plots.

Investigators learned of the plot from Farhad Shakeri, an accused Iranian government asset who is at large and remains in Iran.{ai:summary}<p>The Justice Department revealed an Iranian plot to assassinate Donald Trump, charging a man linked to the scheme. The accused, Farhad Shakeri, is described as an Iranian government asset with a criminal background and connections to assassination operations.</p><p>This disclosure comes just before the upcoming election. #foreignaffairs</p>

U.S. Justice Department charges man in Iranian plan to kill Donald Trump

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