CNN has just revealed that the Secret Service was aware of a recent Iranian plot to assassinate President Trump and had bolstered Trump’s security for that reason.

They also indicate that they don’t believe Trump’s failed assassin was related to the Iranian plot at this point.

Here’s more on the reporting:

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.

It’s not clear whether the specifics of the Iran threat were shared with the Trump campaign, which said in a statement: “We do not comment on President Trump’s security detail. All questions should be directed to The United States Secret Service.”

The Secret Service recently “added protective resources and capabilities to the former President’s security detail,” agency spokesperson Anthony Guglielmi said in a statement on Sunday.

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.

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.

It is absolutely insane that, even with more agents around Trump, that this 20-year-old was able to get on a roof and try to assassinate Trump. I had suggested in an earlier post that perhaps they had gotten lax, but that assumption is completely out the window in light of this.

Plus the excuse from the Secret Service chief didn’t really make a lot of sense in light of where other agents were with sniper rifles.

The head of the Secret Service, Kimberly Cheatle, will be in front of Congress on Monday and we will bring that to you live.