BROOKLYN (CN) — Asif Merchant had three goals when he traveled to the United States in 2024, according to federal prosecutors: steal documents, stage a protest at a political rally and kill a U.S. politician — possibly including then-presidential candidate Donald Trump.
But his supposed plot was foiled when he tried to hire two undercover FBI agents as hitmen, the government claims. Now, the Pakistani man is standing trial in Brooklyn for terrorism charges.
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