Iran-backed plot to kill Trump, Biden, Haley highlighted at NYC terrorism trial
Pakistani businessman Asif Merchant testified in Brooklyn that an Iran-aligned handler tried to hire hitmen to kill a U.S. politician, naming Donald Trump, Joe Biden, and Nikki Haley as potential targets. He said his actions were driven by fear for Iranian relatives and that he intended to cooperate with authorities; the supposed hitmen were undercover FBI agents, and Merchant was arrested in 2024, a day before an unrelated Trump assassination attempt occurred.