Iran plot to kill Trump prompted Secret Service to boost protection before rally shooting
The United States obtained intelligence about an Iranian plot to assassinate former President Donald Trump in recent weeks, three officials briefed on the matter told NBC News on Tuesday. That intelligence led the U.S. Secret Service to increase security around Trump, who is the Republican presidential nominee, the officials said. The intelligence and boosted security occurred before Trump was targeted in an attempted assassination by 20-year-old gunman Thomas Crooks at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday. CNN first reported the news of the Iranian plot, which raises more questions about the Secret Service's failure to preve