Iranian asset, 2 others charged in plot to assassinate Trump, DOJ says

Iranian asset, 2 others charged in plot to assassinate Trump, DOJ says

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The Justice Department says it has thwarted an Iranian plot to kill President-elect Donald Trump in the leadup to the election. 

A criminal complaint filed in federal court in Manhattan alleges that an unnamed official in Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard instructed a contact to put together a plan to surveil and ultimately kill Trump. 

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President-elect Donald Trump arrives to speak during an election night event in West Palm Beach, Fla. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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The Associated Press contributed to this report. 

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